Village Blog — About Abruzzo Guide
Real stories, recipes and community life from Italy's Rocky Heart. Independent editorial coverage of Abruzzo since 2007 — culture, food, history, travel and the people who make this region extraordinary.
Tholos – More than Stones in Abruzzo’s Clouds
Take a road trip up into any of the high pastures in Abruzzo’s Majella, Gran Sasso & northern Mount Fiori mountains & you start counting the Tholoi
‘IN THE ABRUZZI’ 1907 – a Journey Recaptured in Photographs
A review & photographic journey of Anne MacDonell's 1907 book 'In the Abruzzi' to see what has changed in 100 years.
Time to get Zen in Teramo’s Cathedral
Teramo's Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta & San Bernardo, it’s positively Zen-like compared to some of the fleshier marble clad church interiors & worth a visit
Romancing the Stone[work] – at Abbey San Giovanni in Venere
Abruzzo provides an abundance of magnificent scenery, but one of the best for sunsets has to be Fossacesia’s San Giovanni in Venere Abbey in Chieti