Abruzzo In Pictures

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What to expect from the 2011 Abruzzo Wine Harvest

Missed the fresh fruity notes of San Martino’s vino novello on 11th November? our friends Talamonti provided pictures of their harvest to rekindle summer warmth

Abruzzo Motorway Mouse Talk

It’s not often that you can rave about a motorway with a view, but Abruzzo’s autostrada A24 that leads from Teramo to Rome is a special road with enchanting views

Piano Roseto Crognaleto – Hot Camp Spot

Camping in Abruzzo can mean pitching on a campsite or finding an area of parkland where the view is wild; Piano Roseto Crognaleto is one such pitch with a view

The Pull of Wild Marjoram

Mmmmm sweet marjoram, I grow it on my terrace and the old ladies in the their orto but its pull is outdone by that of the scrubby wild patch of wild marjoram

Majella Cloudwatching

Getting lost Majella cloudwatching from Roccascalegna; those puffy, fluffy, wispy racy bringers of rain held high in the sky with temperatures of 32 C

Technicolor Il Giro Termoli-Teramo Stage 10

What do I love most about Italy’s Giro? The vivid colours that sweep past & almost catch you off balance as you swivel to stay with the leaders but[t] end

Snowpack Mountain

The marbled pattern of snowpacks from the 2150 masl at the Campo Imperatore Observatory on May's Middle Sunday that sits just behind the Corno Grande peak

Pink Step into Abruzzo Summer with an Orchard Beat

Celebrating summertime in Cellino Attanasio; grey hues of dusk softening those baroque orchard blossoms as our neighbours get busy with olives husbandry

The Bourbons Last Bastion Against Unification in Abruzzo

The fortress at Civitella del Tronto, Italy's highest fort and the last Bourbon bastion against Italian Unification that fell 20 March 1861

Blue on Blue

Blue on Blue means a carpet of speedwell in the olive groves competing with the sky as to who can chase the real blues away in Abruzzo till it's officially Spring

Snowboarding at Passo Lanciano

Snowboarders galore at Passo Lanciano - inspirational traversing whilst looking out onto the Chieti coastline maybe a reason to snowboard in Abruzzo

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

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

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

Rocca Calascio’s Winter Treat

Rocca Calascio's crenelated turrets are particularly good to ramble around in Winter, when the snow & soft low light warms its grey stone bones

Blowing your Bramble Trumpet

Our Abruzzo Bramble Jewels photograph has been picked by The Guardian as one of the Best Environment Reader Photographs for 2010!

Foodies Photography Competition

Our photography competition is to remember those affected by L'Aquila's earthquake & celebrate their cuisine to recapture the spirit of ‘home’

Abruzzo In Pictures – A Photographer’s Paradise

How do you capture the essence of life in Abruzzo? Is it the people that live here, the animals, its hill-top villages & towns or the Adriatic & mountains?

Photographs of Abruzzo are worth a thousand words.

The spirit, the light, the vibrant colours of even its home grown veggies can be sometimes told a lot better by a snapshot whether it’s our own or those that have been added to our Flickr group.