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A Couple of My Favourite Abruzzo Things…

A little while ago Sammy, of the excellent Life In Abruzzo, asked me a few questions about my experiences in Abruzzo. She said she was doing a series of posts in which she planned on asking people who were passionate about the region to describe their experiences and feelings.

I was thrilled.

Life In Abruzzo [...]

Arrosticini and Abruzzo – Inseparable!

I’ve met Italians who don’t eat pasta and I’ve met Italians who won’t touch wine; but I’ve never met an Abruzzese who doesn’t like arrosticini.

Have you ever tasted them?

Do you know what they are?

They are lamb skewers cooked on a spit and they taste and smell divine.

Now here’s the weird thing [...]

How San Zopito Made Me Insufferable!

The San Zopito festival in Loreto Aprutino was very special this year. 300 years had passed since the saint’s relics had first passed through the Loreto countryside and the Loretese were determined to ensure that this tri-centennial was going to be a bit magical.

We were there with P’s sister and husband who had been [...]