Abruzzo Italy

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 I am a staunch non-believer, even I have to admit that seeing the torch-lit solemn parade managed to take my breath away.This tradition started in 842 AD as a much smaller affair, with fewer participants...Read Full Story

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 news and stories from Abruzzo.Over to you, Anna: The Rupe di Ripattoni in Abruzzo The youngest husband in Italy is only 9 years old.  His better half is a woman, who, at 30, is old enough to be...Read Full Story

(copyright 2006-2007, Maria Liberati)One of the things I look forward to doing each year (if selected) is being part of a 700 yr old medieval event that is held in the capital city (L'Aquila) of the region I live in (Abruzzo).Each year, a certain number of dignitaries and notable people - from not only Abruzzo but all over the world are selected to take part in this event. This year was the second year I was selected to be part of the 'sfilate' or parade along with many notable people from...Read Full Story

(copyright 2006-2007, Maria Liberati)One of the things I look forward to doing each year (if selected) is being part of a 700 yr old medieval event that is held in the capital city (L'Aquila) of the region I live in (Abruzzo).Each year, a certain number of dignitaries and notable people - from not only Abruzzo but all over the world are selected to take part in this event. This year was the second year I was selected to be part of the 'sfilate' or parade along with many notable people from...Read Full Story

TweetAbruzzo, Italy based tour operator Italia Sweet Italia has just updated its a tailor made holiday service. Now you can plan yourself holiday to suit your tastes and interests.As well as Italia Sweet Italia’s cooking, painting and pottery classes, which include wine tastings and other goodies, there’s a wide choice of other activities to build into your custom holiday.For nature lovers, Abruzzo is a great place to be. It’s not overly touristy, but has everything someone looking for...Read Full Story