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.
Abruzzo Insiders Geography Quiz
Test your Abruzzo knowledge in this fun geography quiz covering coastlines, mountains, wine, wages and local life. How well do you know it?
Lu Cumbare a Fiur: Abruzzo’s Flower Friend Tradition
Before the welfare state, Abruzzo made a safety net from friendship. Meet lu cumbare a fiur, the San Giovanni flower-friend bond, chosen for life
Happy Festa della Repubblica Quiz
Why did the South vote for the king? What did Italy actually ban after Fascism? Five questions on the real history behind Festa della Repubblica
Liberation Day: Exclusion and The Enemy Within
A Liberation Day note from Abruzzo: how Italian Fascism excluded women, Jews and Roma at home, and why 15 of Mussolini's 48 camps were here
The Good Friday Hoods – Why Are They Worn?
Blessed Spirits by Jonathan Stanyer
December’s Sacred Fires of Abruzzo: Immacolata & Ancient Rites
Zampognari Quiz
Tucci in Italy Abruzzo Trail
Abruzzo’s Internment & Concentration Camps
