Tourism

Traditions of Abruzzo: the Aquilan Tombolo

Bobbin work, lacework, and embroidery have been Abruzzo’s excellences for at least six centuries. This long and noble tradition is still alive today especially in the province of L’Aquila. Not only in the capital city, but also in the surrounding …

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Journey to Casalincontrada, the village of earthen houses at the foot of the Maiella Mountains

We were in Casalincontrada, in the province of Chieti, also known as the land of earthen housing. The phenomenon of earthen houses can be found in most of the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and Teramo. They became massively widespread in …

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Raiano and the ancient beneficial waters of La Solfa spring

Thermal exploitation in Raiano was active from the time of imperial Rome: this is confirmed, though dimly visible, by the ruins and traces of the ancient activity. The sulfur waters of Raiano flow from the spring called La Solfa and …

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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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Rocca Calascio: the second life of a village in cinema

ALL THE FILMS SHOT IN THE FASCINATING RUINS OF THE VILLAGE In these quarantine days we all try to keep busy. So did Samuele, a student from Lanciano who was stranded in Milan, who from the very first days of …

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