Life in Abruzzo
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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.
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Arts & Architecture
Ai Weiwei: Aftershock opens at MAXXI L’Aquila
Ai Weiwei brings Aftershock to MAXXI L'Aquila for the city's year as Italian Capital of Culture. Seventy works on memory, loss and resilience.
How to Read Abruzzo’s Wealth Map Before You Buy
Four Aquila-province mountain villages outrank Pescara and L'Aquila for income. What the 2026 Abruzzo wealth map tells you before you buy.
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 Faces of Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara
Fontamara book covers from 1933 to today, a decade-by-decade gallery of Ignazio Silone's Abruzzo novel
Pescocostanzo in Spring: Join us on Thursday, 30th April
Erasmus returns: Abruzzo and Britain Reconnect in 2027
Ten Wolves, Two Woods: Poison in the Home of Abruzzo’s Bear
L’Aquila Capital of Culture 2026 | Events Calendar
Cyclone Erminio Red Emergency in Abruzzo
The Good Friday Hoods – Why Are They Worn?
When is the Last Spring Snow in Abruzzo?
