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Discover the Christmas Cake of Abruzzo – Parrozzo

November 30, 2012 by 4 Comments
Parrozzo-christmas

Italy's cuisine never ceases to amaze me!  Christmas, as you will know and if you celebrate it, is coming.  This means that out come all the Christmas favorites, and in Italy just about every single one of Italy's twenty regions has its favorites. Take, for example, Abruzzo which has its very … [Read more...]

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Sentencing Earthquake Scientists: An Unjust and Unjustified Court Decision in Italy

October 24, 2012 by 10 Comments
Damage Caused by the Modena Area Earthquakes

A court in L'Aquila, a town in Italy's Abruzzo region badly hit by an earthquake in April 2009, found Italy's Serious Risks Commission guilty of providing "inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory" information on the risk of a major earthquake occurring.  In other words, the commission did not … [Read more...]

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L’Arrosticino – The King of the Abruzzo Cuisine

October 16, 2012 by 7 Comments
Delicious Arrosticini from Abruzzo

While the Italian region of Abruzzo is well known for its culinary specialties: pecorino (sheep cheese), pasta alla chitarra, brodetto (fish stew), the undisputed King of all gastronomic delights is, without a shadow of doubt, l’arrosticino: small barbecued pieces of lamb on a wooden … [Read more...]

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Italy’s Wine Cellars Open Their Doors – Cantine Aperte 2012

May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Wine from cantina Ciavolich, Abruzzo

Next weekend over 1000 wine producers in Italy will open their cellars for visitors during Cantine Aperte.  Organized by Italy's wine tourism association the Movimento Turismo del Vino, the event attracted about one million tourists and wine enthusiasts last year.  According to the organizers, … [Read more...]

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Legendary Le Virtù soup Served All May in Abruzzo

May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Le Virtù soup from Teramo, Abruzzo

Le Virtù, the legendary soup of Teramo in Italy's Abruzzo region, cooked with up to fifty ingredients, was only served in the city on one day a year - May 1st.  This year, however, the local Chamber of Commerce decided to give tourists a chance to taste this rich traditional Abruzzo dish and … [Read more...]

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Abruzzo Offers the Best Home Cooking in Italy

April 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Abruzzo Ingredients

It is official, traditional home cooking from the Italian region of Abruzzo is the best in Italy! This year’s national cooking championship of home cooking (Campionato della Cucina per Casalinghe 2012) was won by a lady from Pescara with her hearty soup Brodo di Pasqua. Thirteen … [Read more...]

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Patching up l’Aquila After the Earthquake

April 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Urban Knitting in l'Aquila

Three years after the earthquake and the once beautiful city of l’Aquila in Abruzzo, is still grey, devastated, half-deserted and, some fear, forgotten.  Bringing the city back to its pre-earthquake splendor will take decade though some architectural gems will still be lost forever. For those … [Read more...]

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Chieti’s Moving Good Friday Easter Procession

April 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
easter procession chieti abruzzo

Every Easter in Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy’s oldest religious procession, the Processione del Cristo Morto il Venerdì Santo - the Death of Christ procession -  takes place on Good Friday. Up to 40 000 visitors (with very few foreign tourists among them) come to the small town to view it.  While … [Read more...]

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Abruzzo’s Easter Doves, Dolls and Horses – Good Enough to Eat!

April 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
colomba-cake

With Easter approaching fast the shelves in all Italian supermarkets are filling up with different brands of a sweet Easter bread called Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove). Having a Colomba is considered a tradition for Easter, as is giving them as gifts to friends, however, the history of this … [Read more...]

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Italy’s Youngest Husband

March 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
rupe-abruzzo

Welcome to Italy Chronicles latest contributor, Anna Lebedeva, an Abruzzo, Italy based journalist, trainer and former television presenter.  Anna is from Russia, but before ending up in Abruzzo, she worked in Ireland.  Now, she has kindly agreed to provide readers of Italy Chronicles with regional … [Read more...]

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