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Rocca Calascio 5 img_0075 img_0118 Between the town and the sea

A Musical Miscellany from Abruzzo

As I type this I’m listening to Canti Popolari by La Voce del Gran Sasso. No shortage of accordions here plus maybe a tambourine or two. This is definitely folk music from Abruzzo.

From looking at their website it looks like the ages of the musicians and singers range from 7 to 14 years. At least [...]

Traditional Meal In A Farmhouse Restaurant

I’d passed by Il Casolare (the farmhouse) many times before I finally stopped to have lunch there. I’d heard good things about it from my friends in Loreto but I never tried it. Because it’s on the route of a walk I do regularly in order to try to stay healthy, stopping there and eating [...]

Oil In Three Parts

This is a post of three parts, all related by olive oil.

Part 1 – An oil related tour

There is a Frantoi Aperti (Olive Mills Are Open) event on 7th and 8th of November in Loreto Aprutino (PE). The programme of events is outlined on this poster. (Click the image to enlarge.)

It includes (assuming my Italian [...]