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Fontecchio –Abruzzo’s Living Breathing Medieval Gem

Fontecchio –Abruzzo’s Living Breathing Medieval Gem

Fontecchio has a scrummy host of adjectives that can be associated with it which is why it’s high in my Top 5 of un-missable medieval Abruzzo towns to visit

Reliving Romance 100 Years Later in Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Reliving Romance 100 Years Later in Santo Stefano di Sessanio
An unexpected & romantic surprise on our Abruzzo holiday was renewing our marriage vows: 100 years after my grandparents first got married here in Santo Stefano

Civita D’Antino’s Scandinavian Art Connection

Civita D’Antino's Scandinavian Art Connection
Picturesque Civita D’Antino - commanding views of the Simbruini & Ernici mountains, cool temperatures, great wine & once home to a Scandinavian painting school

San Pietro della Ienca – In the Footsteps of John Paul II

San Pietro della Ienca - In the Footsteps of John Paul II
With Pope John Paul II set to become officially “blessed” on the 1st of May it seemed an appropriate time to visit one of his most beloved Italian retreats

Tagliacozzo – It’s a Long Way to The Top

Tagliacozzo - It’s a Long Way to The Top
In Tagliacozzo you will see enough to fire your imagination, and if you have the time you can commence on a walk that will take you backwards through history

Ortona the Bought & Fought Blue Curve on a Golden Hill

Ortona the Bought & Fought Blue Curve on a Golden Hill
Ortona has a historical reputation of being fought for and bought; its recent oil fight was one of the reasons we visited this small Abruzzo port town in Chieti

Skirting Scanno ~ a Henri Cartier Bresson Moment

Skirting Scanno ~ a Henri Cartier Bresson Moment
Immortalised by such renowned photographers as Henri Cartier Bresson & Mario Giacomelli, Scanno is Abruzzo’s cultural hot-spot

Pietracamela – Medieval Gateway to the Gran Sasso Mountains

Pietracamela - Medieval Gateway to the Gran Sasso Mountains
En route to ski resort Prati di Tivo is another of the wonderful hill-side medieval towns that Abruzzo does so well - Pietracamela

Aragno – an Abruzzo hotchpotch medieval village

Aragno - an Abruzzo hotchpotch medieval village
Our June Abruzzo roadtrip from Bascianella to Aragno was one of those experiences when the journey is better than the destination

Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Santo Stefano di Sessanio
An experience not to be missed by anyone visiting Abruzzo has to be the amazing village Santo Stefano di Sessanio on the edge of the Campo Imperatore plain
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