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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Events & Sagre Reviews & Highlights
Everyone’s a Tony – The Story of St Anthony Abbot
Listen to a TV or Radio show with an Italian in it and you’d almost be surprised if he wasn’t called Tony, but do you know why or about Saint Anthony Abbot
San’Antonio Abate – Tossicia’s Firestarter
The Wicker Man & Montezuma’s sacrificial Aztec fires popped into mind at first glance of Tossicia’s vast log pyramid ready to be lit in praise of San Antonio
A Touch of 15th Century Cubism in Tossicia
Tossicia’s tiny antique church of S.Antonio Abate (St Anthony Abbot) may be small but it is like stumbling upon a chest of hidden treasure when you visit