When Maradona Came to Play in Abruzzo
In the aftermath of Diego Maradona’s death, Abruzzo warmly recalls its connection with one of the greatest football players of all time. In September 1984, during the Coppa Italia Championship,…
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Emidio Pepe rare vintages up for grabs
Today, November 14, 2020, rare vintages from one of Abruzzo's most famous wineries Emidio Pepe will be auctioned in New York by the American auction house Zachys. Auction will be streamed…
Casoli named one of the most beautiful towns in Italy
Casoli in the Chieti Province has been added to the list of the Borghi piu belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Towns in Italy). The historic hilltop town well deserves the…
Abruzzo’s Most Famous Warrior
In 1934 Michele Castagna, a farmer from Capestrano, was preparing a small piece of land for planting a vineyard. When his hoe hit something hard in the soil, he thought…
WINES AGED IN AMPHORAE: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Some of Abruzzo’s top wine producers are utilizing one of the world’s most ancient ways to store and age wine: terracotta, more commonly known as clay. Wine has been aged…
Sulmona’s Red Garlic
My uncle, Fred Dini, was the cook in his platoon in the US Army during World War II. When I was a little girl, he would often make me my…
Pontius Pilate from Bisenti in Abruzzo
A legend has it that the notorious Pontius Pilate was born in Bisenti. Is it just a popular folktale or could there be historic truth to it? A local history…
Cerasuolo: not your girly wimpy rosé
As soon as hot sunny days arrive, Cerasuolo wine takes frontstage in Abruzzo. The region’s answer to conventional rosé, it has also been winning the hearts and palates of international…
Hiking the Spiritual Trail in the Majella National Park
The Majella Mountains have drawn hermits, pilgrims and travellers for centuries. Today, the challenging Spiritual Trail can take you on a multi-day hike in their footsteps. The Majella Mountains retain…
Green gold of Abruzzo’s mountains
Wild mountain spinach, or orapi, is one of the tastiest, but least known leafy greens from Abruzzo. For centuries, only the very poor women went harvesting for orapi. They climbed…
BBQ on the Roof of the World
Start with a sunny day. Maybe the first one when we can be out and about again. Head toward the imposing fortress of Rocca Calascio. Get out and climb. Build…
New Life in Abruzzo
A visit to their Abruzzese relatives inspired a Canadian couple to move to Abruzzo where they started a new life and a successful business. We started coming to Abruzzo in…
Time Stands Still
A new world opened to Helene and her husband John when they moved from the State of Virginia in the US to a small town in Abruzzo. She tells our…
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