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Sabina Santilli and the Golden Thread League

Born on May 29, 1917, in San Benedetto dei Marsi, in the province of L’Aquila, in a modest family, the second of nine children, Sabina Santilli contracted meningitis when she was only seven years old, a disease that resulted in …

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Blue Flags 2025: Torino di Sangro gives Abruzzo its 16th flag

Torino di Sangro, in the province of Chieti, is one of this year’s new entries, earning the coveted award given annually by the NGO FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education), which places Abruzzo in 7th place in the national ranking of …

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Open Monuments 2025, Chieti shows its theaters

Forgotten churches, archaeological areas, castles and abbeys scattered throughout the peninsula are preparing to welcome visitors for a journey into Italy’s lesser-known beauties. There are 800 sites selected in 19 regions and 87 cities for the 2025 edition of Monumenti …

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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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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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