Travel Pills

Where to ride a motorcycle in Abruzzo, here are the routes

Spring is officially here and traveling by motorcycle in the mountains of Abruzzo, referred to by many as the little Tibet of Italy, is the dream of many centaurs, especially during this season. The region offers incredible landscapes of unspoiled …

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L’Aquila broom, a unique species to be saved

Daniela Tinti is a botanist who for years has dedicated herself to studying the flora of our mountains and in particular a small and very rare flower found exclusively in a few areas of Abruzzo: the ginestra aquilana. A few …

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License, the village of Horace, a small jewel of art and nature

Half an hour from Rome, in the heart of the Monti Lucretili Regional Natural Park, Licenza is a small village where Quintus Horatius Flaccus, the great Latin poet, spent his leisure time and enjoyed the pleasures of life in the …

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The Sanctuary of Mentorella: an oasis of nature and spirituality just a stone’s throw from Rome

A few kilometers down the road from the Tivoli exit of the A24 highway, following a road that climbs up to the 1,200 meters of the Guadagnolo mountain, one arrives at the Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie, or Mentorella. Beloved …

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On the road to…M.C. Escher

Did you know that the graphic artist famous for his engravings had traveled through Abruzzo in search of inspiration? He did so on the back of a mule; you can retrace his footsteps from the comfort of the Cocullo exit …

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