Abruzzo Cherry-Picked: Life in Abruzzo holiday & lifestyle guide

Life in Abruzzo Abruzzo Cherry-Picked; the Holiday & Lifestyle Guide to Italy's Rocky Heart

Tossicia’s Greatest Church & Restaurant

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.

Bittersweet Love at Sulmona’s Pelino Confetti Museum

For those who think confetti is a paper thing you throw at weddings the Pelino family’s Abruzzo variant is a little more organic and rather more tasty

Editor's Pick

Abruzzo and a Transumanza Spot the Difference 1817, 1823, 2012

Whilst Abruzzo can be infuriating for getting information it can be a joy delving & finding historical documents that dazzle & paint a picture

Inside View

Save the Aventino River

Abruzzo's last unharnessed river, the Aventino faces being reduced to a trickle through new hydo-electric plans

Unmissable

Firestarter Tossicia 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