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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.
Lights Out in Abruzzo…
perhaps not the whole region, but certainly in Bascianella! Snow finally alighted on Italy's Rocky Heart this weekend, so hopefully Abruzzo's ski-slopes will have been a-buzz with skiers
The Fourth Musketeer & Salsiccia di Fegato
The prominence & importance of the local butcher is, dare I whisper, more than the priest; this is the man who really will see you right in this world
Abruzzo’s Winter Greens Shoot
A siren’s song has been serenading Abruzzo’s countryside this week via the warm and hazy sunshine, calling the crops to break out of their winter coat
Win Tickets to Get Down with the Girls at Abruzzo’s Donne in Jazz
Abruzzo’s perennial flowering as host of a leading Jazz festival grows ever stronger with its 13th annual celebration of female jazz legends this year
The Magic of La Befana Bewitches L’Aquila
Rocca Calascio’s Winter Treat
Abruzzo’s 2012 Ski Reports via Webcam or SMS
Christmas Pleasure, Pain & Portare
Cardoon Soup – The Start of an Abruzzo Christmas Feast
Seeking Rifugio in Calascio
Caggionetti, Calgionetti, Caggiunitt at Christmas Time