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Goriano Sicoli and the Feast for Saint Gemma

Goriano Sicoli is a small municipality of about 500 inhabitants placed within the Sirente-Velino Regional Park overlooking the Subequana Valley: surrounded by woods and valleys, it borders the municipalities of Castel di Ieri, Cocullo, Prezza and Raiano. The medieval village …

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Ignazio Silone, May 1 and the 80th anniversary of Fontamara

On the occasion of May 1, a unique concurrence of dates and events lead to the rediscovery but also the discovery of one of Abruzzo’s most illustrious people: Ignazio Silone. May 1, 1900, is the day on which Ignazio Silone …

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Feast of St. Dominic and Serpari procession in Cocullo

  Great anticipation in Cocullo on May 1, 2024, for The Rite of the Serpari in honor of St. Dominic the Abbot. Fascination and religion come together in this rite of very ancient origins that combines faith and curiosity: during …

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Arrostiland in Torre de’ Passeri: welcome to the land of arrosticini

On Monday, April 21, 2025, the picturesque village of Torre de’ Passeri will be transformed into the beating heart of Abruzzo tradition with the highly anticipated Arrostiland event. This event, born in 2016, has become a must-attend event for lovers …

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Spring blooms at Campo Imperatore with the Crocus

In the plain of Campo Imperatore, also known as the Little Tibet of Abruzzo, every spring an event of extraordinary beauty is repeated, affecting the entire vast Apennine meadow: the flowering of Crocus. At the onset of spring, between March …

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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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