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Here we introduce you to the best trails in Italy's UNESCO heritage sites. Paths immersed in nature and beauty, inviting you to take invigorating walks. It is not only about UNESCO World Heritage cities; the challenge is to explore all of the natural surroundings. Taking 10,000 steps through Italy's rich and varied forest heritage will be good for...

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The winter months in Italy allow you to discover fascinating aspects of cities such as L’Aquila in Abruzzo. The historic center is located in the middle of a plateau 721 meters from sea level and for this reason L’Aquila is one of the highest provincial capitals of Italy. Here you can find out where is this city among the most important in Central...

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Italy's culture ministry has announced the 10 finalists for the 2025 edition of the Italian Capital of Culture.  The shortlisted towns and cities vying for the title must present their bids to a jury appointed by the culture ministry in Rome on 20-21 March. The jury will then be tasked with recommending the most suitable candidate for the prestigio...

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The United States crowns Abruzzo and its wines: at the Wine Star Awards ceremony, which just concluded, in the splendid setting of the majestic Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Abruzzo received the award given by the prestigious international magazine Wine Enthusiast to the most interesting wine realities in the sector."It is an extremely pres...

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Do you want to experience the “real Italy”? The popular Free Press Top 10 Takeover dining series is going global, building on culture and memories being shared at the dinner table among family and friends. This spring, the Detroit Free Press is looking to capture that feeling and is taking its popular Top 10 Takeover dining series global, heading t...

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The Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park, until recently known just as the Abruzzo National Park, is an Italian national park with headquarters in the town of Pescasseroli (population 2,206 in the 2015 census) in the province of L’Aquila in the region of Abruzzo. It is the oldest national park in the Apennine mountains and the second oldest in...

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In the entirety of the Abruzzo region – of which the national park is only a portion – just 1.3 million tourists visited in 2021, with far less making the journey from Abruzzo’s gorgeous coastline inland to the park. The result is that outside the high summer season, it’s completely possible you might hike for the day without passing anybody else....

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Citra certainly stands out among the most important names in the Abruzzo winemaking scene. Founded in 1973, it is a second-level cooperative that brings together nine realities in the province of Chieti (in the towns of Torrevecchia Teatina, Tollo, Crecchio, Ortona, Lanciano, Rocca San Giovanni, Paglieta, Pollutri), and today it is among the major...

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When winter rolls around, there’s nothing quite like cozying up to a bold bottle of red. And Italian red wines are particularly delicious picks when it comes to pairing them with your warming winter bowls of polenta, pasta or roasted meats. So, grab your plates of braised short ribs, Risotto alla Milanese or orecchiette with greens and sausage, and...

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Abruzzo has its share of castles, some of them are just glorious ruins while others have been beautifully restored. Almost every village boasts a tower, foundation or a few walls remaining from an ancient stronghold that remind us of this land’s glorious past, thriving economies, powerful nobles, bitter feuds and bloody sieges. Here are a few of my...

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