3 Random Photos

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A Very Old Tradition That’s Alive and Well in Loreto Aprutino

It was bound to happen eventually.

I guess we weren’t really surprised.

It may not have been a tragedy but we felt the loss all the same.

What happened?

We ran out of Rita’s oil!

We’d been using it on and off for the best past of two months and like all good things, it [...]

Brodo di Natale (Christmas Broth)

I first tasted Arnaldo’s Brodo di Natale (Christmas Broth) after returning from a head-clearing walk around Lago di Penne on New Year’s Day 2011.

How it was made didn’t interest me as much as whether it was possible to have some more. Unlike the unfortunate treatment of Olver Twist, I was in luck.

There’s nothing [...]

Three Days in Loreto Aprutino

Loreto Aprutino in May

In the space of a week I received two emails asking about things to do if you had a few days based in Loreto Aprutino.

Although my answer was specific to options in and around Loreto I think the general theme applies to wherever you find yourself in Abruzzo.

Explore what the local town has [...]