Sulmona for Kids
How to get the most from a family holiday in and around Sulmona
It would be flippant to suggest that Abruzzo is the perfect destination for a family holiday simply because the Italians love kids. It’s true - t... Read More...
Easter in Sulmona, Abruzzo
Pomp & Ceremony during Holy Week
Easter for most of us anglos has become a holiday of bunnies and chocolate. Maybe the odd ’Hot Cross Bun’ if we’re lucky. Now in my 7th year here in Sulmona, one of my abso... Read More...
A walking quiz of Sulmona’s hidden corners
Sulmona's historic centre is full of interesting little architectural details.
Follow our walking quiz and see how many you can spot! Suitable for all members of the family. Start at the ... Read More...
31 reasons why Abruzzo spoils you for life
Come and see for yourself why our little corner of central Italy is so very special!
It’s the greenest area of Europe with 4 National Parks
Abruzzo Natural Parks © Luca del Monaco
It sits on the Adria... Read More...
The wonderful world of the Giostra Cavalleresca di Sulmona in numbers
It takes many months of team work, all of it voluntary, to put on a show as spectacular as the Giostra Cavalleresca of Sulmona. Here we have attempted to quantify that work in an infographic to give you some id... Read More...
Re-connecting with Sulmona
Re-connecting with Sulmona family after 4 generations
Sulmona has sent many of her sons and daughters all over the world over many, many decades. Some come back, plenty don’t, but what they all share is a sens... Read More...
Lynda, painting with Abruzzo in her heart
An interview with local artist Lynda Stewart
In amongst the market stalls and the bakeries of Piazza Garibaldi in Sulmona, placed strategically between two popular bars, you’ll find a small smiley, blonde lady... Read More...
Ovid – short biography of a son of Sulmona
Publius Ovidius Naso
Sulmona is known worldwide for a small number of significant facts - one if which is as the birthplace of the Roman poet Ovid. Latin scholars and all Italian schoolchildren are introduced ... Read More...
Walking in Abruzzo
A book review and giveaway
This excellent little book, written by part-time Abruzzo resident Stuart Haines, is subtitled ‘Walks in Italy’s Wildest National Parks’. It has a cover photo of Rocca Calascio’s evoca... Read More...
A day trip from Sulmona to find Abruzzo in the heart of Rome!
Every now and again we feel the need to leave the enchanted valley and so it was with much pleasure that your intrepid reporters made their way to the Eternal City recently for a particularly pleasurable day ou... Read More...