Written and curated by bi-lingual partnership Katy Gorman and Susanna Iraci, Welcome To Sulmona is the first born and remains the best-loved child of their marketing & communications consultancy ‘Quid Novi'. They enjoy researching and creating copy for their own website alongside that of the other many guest authors. More often than not Katy is ‘words’ and Susanna ‘pictures’. Katy Gorman: Ex-pat Anglo-American, Quid Novi wordsmith, English teacher & resident of Sulmona since 2009. Susanna Iraci: Marchigiana, Quid Novi visual designer & photographer - also resident of Sulmona since 2009.
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...