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The Corno Grande – Italy’s Rocky Heart

Overlooking our cottage in Bascianella and part of the Gran Sasso Mountain range is Italy's highest Apennine mountain, 'The Corno Grande' (nicknamed Italy's Rocky Heart) The post The Corno Grande –...

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Prati di Tivo Walk

From April-June hit the ski-slopes of Prati di Tivo, "senza neve", and find wonderful walks amongst verdant bejewelled pastures & cascading waterfalls The post Prati di Tivo Walk appeared first on...

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Parklife in Abruzzo

Creepy Crawlies, Boar, Bears & Wolves in Abruzzo: Although no mosquitoes up in the mountains there's little things to watch out for whilst on holiday in Abruzzo The post Parklife in Abruzzo...

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Walking Abruzzo Berryland

Walking in Europe’s biggest parklands; a carpeted woodland of Abruzzo in winter is a scramble of textures & colours The post Walking Abruzzo Berryland appeared first on Life in Abruzzo Food &...

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An April Abruzzo Bee Buzz

It felt like Abruzzo’s bees were out in force the first week of April. Other countries report that they expect the bee population to soon potentially be extinct The post An April Abruzzo Bee Buzz...

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Abruzzo Walk with Weasles & Woodpeckers

One recommended Abruzzo gentle springtime valley walk, tracing the footsteps of Lucrezia Borgia no less, is around the nature reserve of Fiume Fiumetto The post Abruzzo Walk with Weasles &...

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Walking Cesacastina’s Valley of 100 Waterfalls

Cesacastina is a small village situated in Teramo’s Gran Sasso & Monti della Laga National Park tucked underthe peak of C.le d. Pietra that rises 1683 masl The post Walking Cesacastina’s Valley of...

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The Campo Imperatore Imperative

A must for visitors to Abruzzo is Campo Imperatore in the Gran Sasso National Park, partly famous as Abruzzo’s largest & highest Alpine meadow The post The Campo Imperatore Imperative appeared...

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The Fight Against Oil to Protect Abruzzo

December’s Copenhagen Environment Summit is fast approaching, as is the year 2010 and the battle to halt the oil giants’ proposed carve-up of Abruzzo The post The Fight Against Oil to Protect Abruzzo...

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Walking the Heart of Abruzzo –The Corno Grande

Walking the heart of Abruzzo has to involve the Corno Grande Mountain at some point; that effortlessly wears its craggy 2-million-year lifetime without vanity The post Walking the Heart of Abruzzo –The...

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No to Oil in Abruzzo Says George Clooney Director Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijin, Director of George Clooney's current film 'The American' that was shot in Abruzzo, has joined the environmental campaign 'No Oil Abruzzo' The post No to Oil in Abruzzo Says George...

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Italy’s May Poppy Riot in Abruzzo

It’s rare when the most common is everyone’s favourite, but this is the case with poppies in Abruzzo, Italy even when facing stiff competition from orchids The post Italy’s May Poppy Riot in Abruzzo...

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Oil – The Travesty of Abruzzo’s Budding Tourism

There has been a lot of demonstrating in Abruzzo recently against the central Italian government, now it's Abruzzo’s fight to stop oil drilling in the region The post Oil – The Travesty of Abruzzo’s...

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Erba Sulla – Abruzzo’s Sweetest Mountain Crop

Sulla, not just a memorable Roman General that Plutarch wrote about & Mozart composed operas around, but the name of an even greater sweetly-fragranced crimson flower The post Erba Sulla –...

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Abruzzo Flower Power – Naked Man & Lady Orchids Uncovered

Abruzzo's flower power is extraordinary; throughout May uncover Naked Man (Orchis Italica) go gaga over the ampled thigh Lady Orchids The post Abruzzo Flower Power – Naked Man & Lady Orchids...

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Little Miss Muffet & the Great Big Abruzzo Wasp Spider

Furry things with four legs like wolves and bears get a lot more coverage in Abruzzo than this recent I Spy with my little eye a Wasp Spider The post Little Miss Muffet & the Great Big Abruzzo Wasp...

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Pietracamela to Intermesoli…and Back Again

The Abruzzo town of Pietracamela en route to ever-popular resort Prati di Tivo, is renowned for its summer hikes, particularly good is one down to The post Pietracamela to Intermesoli…and Back Again...

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Frattoli’s Dizzy Gastro Walking

Stunning vistas, gastronomic delights and gently rambling walks is something that Frattoli does superbly well tucked up high opposite Abruzzo’s Prato Selva The post Frattoli’s Dizzy Gastro Walking...

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The People’s Ethical Oil Win in Abruzzo Italy

Mediterranean Oil and Gas plc’s project to drill Ombrina Mare has been refused approval by Italian authorities, after protracted protests by residents The post The People’s Ethical Oil Win in Abruzzo...

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If you go Down to the Woods Today – Hunting in Abruzzo

Hunting in Abruzzo Italy is one polemic subject with as many vocal “fors” & “againsts” as any other country in the world The post If you go Down to the Woods Today – Hunting in Abruzzo appeared...

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