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Food in Abruzzo |
Wine in Abruzzo
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photos (c) Alfredo Scamponi e Marco Branchi
Abruzzo
holds a record: 30 per cent of its territory is protected by environmental
legislation.
No other region in Europe can boast as much. Not without good
reason is it known as "the region of parks", the ideal destination for
a naturalistic vacation.
Three national parks, a regional
park and many protected sites and nature reserves. In a region like this, it
seems natural that the regional capital is called L'Aquila ('The Eagle').
 Dominated by an imposing sixteenth-century castle (which houses the National
Museum of Abruzzo), L'Aquila has splendid civic and religious monuments
from the medieval and renaissance eras. On the coast of Abruzzo (which vaunts
popular bathing areas) one of the most popular locations is Pescara,
birthplace of Gabriele D'Annunzio.
The house where he was born is now a
small and evocative museum. At Chieti there is an important National
Archaeological Museum, well-known for the modernity and effectiveness of its
exhibitions (for which it has won prizes).
 The "show piece" of the museum is the
Warrior of Capestrano, a funerary statue of the sixth century B.C., found
in the province of L'Aquila in 1934. At Teramo the stupendous
fifteenth-century Antepedium (inside the cathedral) made by the great
goldsmith of Abruzzi, Nicola da Guardiagrele, should not be missed.
But
Abruzzo is surprisingly rich in architectural and artistic treasures, almost as
much as it is full of natural treasures and folk traditions (such as the
"festival of the serpents" in Cocullo, which brings thousands of people
to this tiny village on the first Sunday of May).
 We shall hazard a slogan for this small and delightful region of the southern
Adriatic: "Pay a visit, before it becomes fashionable".
Ah yes, because it is
not difficult to predict the mass discovery of this land where everything still
has the "flavor" of old times: from the splendid landscapes to the folk
traditions, from the gastronomic attractions (fabulous cheeses, among the many
other typical products) to the community life, from the hospitality of the
inhabitants to the unspoiled sea, from the craftsmanship (the bells of Agnone
are famous) to the quiet life in the villages of the interior. It is a genuine
pleasure to visit
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