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

TRAVEL PILLS

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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Scanno and the Sagittarius Valley in the eyes of Japanese TV

HISTORY

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

TOURISM

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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Cocullo, St. Dominic and the serparians: a unique religious rite

TOURISM

Today, since we cannot attend this fascinating celebration, we want to relive it with you with photos by Giancarlo Malandra and images retrieved by Cesidio Silla. The Feast of the Serpari in Cocullo, celebrated on May 1 each year, commemorates …

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The tragedy of the Marcinelle mine.

HISTORY

In this tragic accident 262 people lost their lives. Among them were 136 Italians. As many as 62 were from Abruzzo, mostly from towns in the Maiella area: Manoppello, Lettomanoppello, Turrivalignani, Farindola. Since 1990, the Bois du Cazier mine has …

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The history of the Majella Brigade

HISTORY

Abruzzo formation, decorated with the gold medal for military valor. Participated in the liberation of the city of Bologna. The brigade’s flag, decorated for valor in 1963, is currently preserved in the Sacrarium of Flags at the Vittoriano in Rome.

ENNIO FLAIANO: the Abruzzese who narrated Italy.

HISTORY

Did you know that one of Fellini’s masterpieces, “I vitelloni,” was inspired by the youth of Pescara? And that the word “paparazzi” comes from the Pescara dialect? Cinema, books, love for his land, friendship with Federico Fellini: Ennio Flaiano is …

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