History

With a date, the journey between the A24 and A25 castles begins

Why a series dedicated to the castles and fortresses that dot the territories between Lazio and Abruzzo? The most immediate answer is that many of these fascinating architectures are clearly visible from the A24 and A25 highways, accompanying them along …

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The unique value of the Maiella Brigade in the 80th anniversary of April 25.

Partisans without a party, soldiers without stars. The essence of the Maiella Brigade can fill this entire sentence. A few words to grasp its uniqueness in the complex panorama of partisan bands that fought against the German occupiers and republican …

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Alessandro Valignani, the Visitor from Japan

From Chieti to Kyoto, one way. This is how one could summarize with a slogan the life story of Father Alessandro Valignani (or Valignano, according to the custom of his time), who was born in Chieti on February 15, 1539, …

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In Rome for two thousand years, a monument celebrates Peace

January 30, a date that marks the birthday of a millennial icon: theAra Pacis Augustae, the Roman monument that still enchants and inspires. Inaugurated back in 9 B.C., this architectural marvel is a tribute to the peace and prosperity of …

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Scanno and the Sagittarius Valley in the eyes of Japanese TV

Stop for a moment, make yourselves comfortable and take a few minutes to watch these fascinating sequences with us. In the 1980s a Japanese public TV crew came to Abruzzo to record these beautiful images of Scanno, Castrovalva and the …

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