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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.
Sensazioni d’Abruzzo: A Visual Bucket List to Abruzzo
Many people ask is there a must-see or visit Abruzzo bucket list? For those looking for a list driven by visual treats, you could seek inspiration from Alessandro Speca's new photography book, Sensazioni d'Abruzzo
Re-enactment and an Elixir Recipe for L’Acqua di San Giovanni
The small Chieti town of San Giovanni Teatino’s re-enactment of the rites associated with their patron saint, John the Baptist, foraging for wild herbs and flowers to make the elixir, L'Acqua di San Giovanni illustrates perfectly one of the more colourful ways to learn about Abruzzo and a particular community
A Pennese Summer Take on Pasta alla Genovese with Minted Cream of Peas
Valeria shares one of her delicious culinary confidences with a story and recipe about Pasta alla Genovese and how it changes style and ingredients in Abruzzo and the small art town of Penne
The Gran Sasso: Where the Peak Stops and the Sky Begins
Sometimes we in Abruzzo can be immune to the wonders around us, the incredible mist, cloud and play of the light in the mountains, we almost take it for granted! Then some fresh eyes come along to pull us back and say wow, making us appreciate this magical region on the doorstep of Rome, in...
1 Stoic Ox, Ribbons & Legend Mash-up @ Festa di San Zopito
Sagne, Guanciale and Broad Beans in a Pecorino Cream
L’ascolto e la visione Exhibition – A Priest’s Ethnographic Record of Teramo’s Mountain Folk
Escher in Abruzzo – A Trail of his Hilltop Towns & Mountain Villages
Timeless Cocullo: Through Artists’ Eyes
Showing off the Good in Abruzzo
First Sunday Free Museum Entrance in Abruzzo: ‘Domenica al Museo’
