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A Special Birthday In Sulmona (AQ), Abruzzo

We set off early for Sulmona. At around 08:30 I think. That’s probably a bit early to go anywhere you don’t have to be when you’re on holidays, but we had a good reason.

It was a Saturday. Saturday 20th March to be exact. We knew it was market day and we made the assumption that [...]

Filmed In Abruzzo

One of the first things I learned about Campo Imperatore, L’Aquila was that it was the location for many movies. Later, when I said to a friend of mine from Abruzzo that I was heading off to visit Rocca Calascio I was told that Ladyhawke was filmed there. I didn’t swoon at the thought of [...]

Giro d’Italia 2010 stages in Abruzzo

I may be alone in this view but I think there are some sports that aren’t really spectator sports. In saying that I realise that what constitutes a spectator sport for one fan is the closest thing to a brain numbing activity for another.

Football, loved and watched by many, bores the pants off many rugby [...]