Abruzzo -- ”The Greenest Region in Europe” A drive from Rome, heading east, begins to get interesting about an hour in when the terrain gets hilly, the land turns green and mountains become visible in the distance. Soon you are in Abruzzo, where the magnificent Apennine Mountains surround you and towns from the Medieval [...]
The Marsican brown bear is teetering on the brink of extinction — its numbers brought perilously low due to human interference. But rewilding and conservation initiatives in Italy’s Abruzzo National Park mean the animal’s numbers are finally on the rise. When Umberto Esposito was 14, he left his home in Pescasseroli to go for [...]
Abruzzo is an Italian region, east of Rome, with an Adriatic coastline and the Apennine Mountains. National parks and nature reserves cover much of its rugged interior. It also encompasses hilltop towns, dating to the medieval and Renaissance periods. Regional capital L’Aquila is a walled city, damaged in a 2009 earthquake. The Trabocchi [...]
Abruzzo is located in eastern Italy on the same height as Rome. Here you will find the highest peaks of the Apennines up to 3,000 m altitude. Although it is not a big wine area in hectares, a lot of wine is produced here. For a long time a lot of mass wine [...]
Abruzzo is home of one of the capital towns of pasta in the world: Fara San Martino, an ancient village at the foot of the eastern slopes of the Majella, where the presence of pure water just flowed from the mountain since ancient times has favored the establishment of a thriving industry specializes, [...]
1640 Map of Abruzzi Italy. Contado di Molise et principato vltra Contado di Molise et principato ultra Collection of old maps Map of the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise regions in Italy. Text in Italian. Map Size: 20 inches x 2 feet (60.96cm x 50.8cm) | Ready to frame in standard size frame (20x24) [...]
