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What
shall we say about the region of Abruzzo? For one thing
I suppose you could say we're
a little spoilt here. We have three national parks and
one regional park which altogether cover a third of
the region and constitute 'Europe's Greenest Area'.
We also have five
lakes, three mountain ranges and 75 miles of coastline!
We have three principle cities which are L'Aquilla,
Pescara and Teramo. Several larger towns (called città)
such as Avezzano, Chieti, Sulmona and Lanciano and then
there are the hundreds of villages and hamlets (called paesini)
to be discovered throughout the myriad valleys and mountains.
In
the winter we have cross-country and downhill skiing
on one of the many slopes, the most popular of which
are centred around the ski resort of Roccaraso which
has five chair lifts.
And
in the summer we have 790 square miles of national and
regional parks to explore, not to mention the miles
and miles of beaches; the nearest are at Pescara forty
minutes away.
Summertime
sees the season of 'the festa', every town and village
has its own patron saint and associated celebrations.
Fireworks during the daytime - oh yes! Each festa is
unique and generally involves lots of eating and drinking
of local wines and speciality foods often followed by
dancing late into the night. Why not come and experience
a taste of Abruzzo, book
today!
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