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Italy is a treasure chest of wonders and, as everyone knows, it is also the country with the highest percentage of biodiversity in the world. A fundamental role in preserving this treasure of nature are the nature reserves. In this regard, the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park established in 1991, one of the three national parks in Abruzz...

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È online il bando del Consiglio regionale degli abruzzesi nel mondo per gli “Interventi a favore degli abruzzesi nel mondo – annualità 2020” - Piano di sostegno regionale ai Progetti che vedono protagoniste le Confederazioni, Federazioni e Associazioni iscritte nelle due Sezioni dell'Albo Regionale. Come deliberato nella seduta Ordinaria Annuale de...

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When asking a friend what time you should meet for lunch, she may say ‘a mezzogiorno’ – at midday, at noon, or at 12pm.  However, when Italians use the word ‘il Mezzogiorno’, they are not always be talking about lunchtime. Instead they could be referring to the southern area of Italy, including the regions Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilic...

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A national monument since 1902, the Basilica in Collemaggio de L’Aquila, outside the city walls on the hill of the same name, is one of the best examples of Abruzzo’s architecture. The church was built in 1288 by Pietro da Morrone, who would become pope as Celestine V only six years later. It has protected its founder’s mortal remains since 1327. T...

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The majestic Forte Spagnolo, also known as Castello Cinquecentesco, is a castle in L’Aquila, Abruzzo. It is a classic example of military architecture but was never used in battle, and became instead the residence of the Spanish governor in the 17th century, later housing French soldiers in the 1800s and German troops during the Second World War oc...

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Visiting the National Museum of Abruzzo (or MunDA) means immersing yourself in the thousand-year history of one of the quietest, most reserved and at the same time hospitable regions of Italy. A region characterized by the wonders of nature and good food could only have very deep cultural roots, explicitly visible in the different rooms of this mus...

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Abbiamo raggiunto Sandra DiNatale-Tornberg proprio nel bel mezzo dei preparativi per il matrimonio della sua unica figlia, Samantha. Ma da buona sportiva (tifa per tutte le squadre dell'Universitá del Michigan, da dove si é laureata) ha risposto a tutte le domande in tre sedute dalla sua residenza di Shelby, vicino a Detroit. Per Sandra essere "mul...

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The 2020 Slow Wine US Tour, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the English-language edition of the Slow Wine Guide, was held last month in five cities across the United States, to an enthusiastic reception from trade, press, and consumers. The guide was born in 2010  with the objective of expanding Slow Food’s work to the world of wine. The “Slow...

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In the center of Italy, shared between three regions, there is one of the most beautiful and varied naturalistic areas of the country, the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise. It's a very diversified territory, it includes mountains up to 2.200 meters, which give rise to deep and steep valleys, plateaus and karst plains, not to mention ravin...

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É in uscita ad aprile "I Messaggeri dell'Abruzzo nel Mondo" — personaggi che vivono nella rubrica domenicale di Dom Serafini su "Il Messaggero".  Se voleste sapere chi sono i piú importanti personaggi originari dall'Abruzzo e attualmente all'estero, questo libro fa per voi. E non solo per curiositá, infatti ciascuno dei 100 personaggi che compaiono...

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