Abruzzo is home to a generous, untouched nature that can be inaccessible at times, friendly and welcoming at others. This region is rich in history and stories, in art and religious traditions, in shepherd paths and town festivals, in home made spaghetti and Montepulciano wine. All of this is what Abruzzo is really made of.
Or better yet, we should call it Abruzzi, like they used to. Our region should have a plural name, for the variety of landscapes it has to offer requires nothing less. Abruzzi means breathtaking views in the highest heights of the Gran Sasso and typical “trabocchi” along the seaside, historical characters like Pope Celestine V and the poet D’Annunzio, unique animals like the brown bear that hides in the mountains and the royal eagle that flies in the skies.
From the top of the Apennine mountains you can see the Adriatic sea, and in between your eyes will feast upon the beauties of three national parks and uncountable regional reserves. These areas have been defined institutionally to protect and preserve the landscapes, the wellbeing of their people, the freedom of their animals, and a proper access to the botanical and faunal beauties.
People who come visit Europe’s Green Region are astonished to find colors, flavors, places and people they thought no longer existed. Nothing is complicated, nothing is unnatural, and nothing is manipulated. Once you get off the highway, it is not at all uncommon to run into sheep, wild bores, foxes, bears or wild goats.
Abruzzi, or Abruzzo, is just like nature made it.. |
