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John Fante Festival “My Father’s God”: a bridge between literature, identity and memory

From August 21 to 24, 2025, the charming Abruzzi village of Torricella Peligna will host the 20th edition of the John Fante Festival “My Father’s God,” an international cultural event dedicated to the figure and literary legacy of John Fante, …

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Joseph Beuys and Bolognano, the village that enchants

The Orta River Valley Nature Reserve, in Majella National Park, is one of the most beautiful and wild areas in the entire Abruzzo region. Here, located at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level and surrounded by the Abruzzo …

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FAI Spring Days between Rome and Abruzzo

Spring 2025 promises to be an explosion of beauty and culture, thanks to the return of the FAI Days of Spring! On March 22 and 23, at the 33rd edition of this unmissable event, Italy unveils its hidden treasures, inviting …

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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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St. Blaise and the rite of the “blessing of the throat”

In many Abruzzo towns, February 3 is a characteristic date linked to a religious tradition but also, as is often the case with other holidays, to a culinary tradition. In fact, this day on the calendar marks the feast of …

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