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Although it holds many allures, Abruzzo has traditionally been one of the less touristed regions of Italy. This may be a blessing because it remains one of the greenest, most authentic, and still unspoiled regions of the country—one with unique appeals for food and wine lovers. Genny Nevoso is the Executive Director of the Italy-America Chamber of...

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All the travelers who have joined us during the years had the chance to visit beautiful places and took pictures of landscapes, food, people and everything that caught their attention. But there’s something even bigger that we always try to show during our tours: it’s the way we live in Abruzzo Italy. This includes some habits, the way we spend tim...

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Wild beaches and pristine landscapes surrounded by the scents of Mediterranean vegetation, hidden coasts caressed by a turquoise sea that is just as good as any tropical paradise: from Liguria to Sardinia, from Veneto to Campania, Italy enshrines breathtaking beaches where you can enjoy the sea and feast your eyes with magnificent views. Here for y...

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After two long years of screen time and staying home, the 2022 definition of luxury is experience. But, let’s go further. How about a time-shifting, immersive experience? That you can find at Sextantio, an Italian albergo diffuso set within the medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio in Abruzzo. Only two hours from Rome, in the high-altitude...

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Villetta Barrea is a small village perched on a rocky spur in the beautiful region of Abruzzo and immersed in the nature of the Abruzzo National Park. The village is an ideal destination for nature lovers and mountain hikers. The Abruzzo village will amaze you above all by the presence of its unusual inhabitants, the deer. In fact, Villetta Barrea...

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In a tiny hilltop Italian village two hours from Rome but a world away, a team of design students recently moved into an empty building and began plotting out the future. Pettorano sul Gizio, population 1,500, is like many towns across central and southern Italy in that its main industry, agriculture, is both essential to modern society and nearly...

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Characterized by unspoiled landscapes guarded within no less than three national parks, one regional park, one marine protected area, plus 38 other nature reserves, Abruzzo presents itself as the ideal destination for lovers of all kinds of active and sustainable vacations, to be enjoyed year-round in the name of sport, adventure and fun. Thanks to...

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Italy is famous for its saints: don’t they say we are a people of saints, sailors and poets? When you think of it, medieval pilgrims were the first tourists, you could almost say they inaugurated the long, successful era of Italian tourism themselves! There are specific itineraries all along the peninsula that ancient and modern pilgrims follow: th...

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“The Charming Taste of Europe” is pleased to present a restaurant week in San Francisco, collaborating with a variety of restaurants from July 25th to July 31st. Throughout the week, reputable restaurants in the city will promote wines from the Consorzio Tutela Vini D’Abruzzo highlighting the quality of viticulture throughout the region. Wines incl...

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At 1,500 meter above sea level, the Castle of Rocca Calascio is the highest castle in the Apennines. The ruins seem to grow out of the rocky rise upon which the castle sits. The fortress attracts 100,000 tourists a year. The fortress and its position was all about the sheep and the wool trade. From Rocca Calascio one can peer down at the routes, th...

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