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Who Needs Another Article About Capestrano (AQ), Abruzzo?

Apart from all the official and quasi-official websites that talk about Abruzzo I know of three Abruzzo related blogs that have devoted at least one post each to the town of Capestrano (AQ). In order of my discovering them they are:

The town of Capestrano, Abruzzo by Nora of Enchanting Italy The Medieval Hill Town [...]

To B&B or not to B&B – that is the question…

One of the best meals I’ve had recently was a long lunch at the restored house belonging to good friends near the village of San Vincenzo (PE).

San Vincenzo isn’t very big. But it is on the edge of Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga and is a great springboard for exploring [...]

A Chance Meeting with the Artist Paul Critchley in Farindola (PE)

On 19 May 2010 I met the artist Paul Critchley for the first time.

It was chance meeting but it led to a most unexpected afternoon.

Four of us, enough to fill a cinquecento, hoped to spend much of the day outdoors, enjoying the Gran Sasso and the Abruzzo countryside. We never expected that we’d [...]