Monday, October 12, 2009

Abruzzo...a region to discover!

Abruzzo is a region skilled in preservation: there is no better way to sum up the spirit and nature of this Region. Discovering its extraordinary lanscapes, strolling through its historic, stately towns and ancient hilltop villages, the immediate impact is of a Region that has succesfully preserved many of its original characteristics, and where the untouched environment and human settlement of the past constitute an extraordinary and truly suceessful combination.

Abruzzo's magic is also, and above all, in the finely-tuned equilibrium between nature, still dominating the landscape, and the stratified presence of humanity: which creates the theory of small villages dotted across the territory, the architectural might of churches, castles, mansions, priceless works of art, countless expressions of artistic crafts, and the age-old rural and pastoral traditions.


For the wise and enthusiastic visitor, the door opens to the exploration of Abruzzese territory, in the quest to find the typical traits that make this Region, in many ways, so unique!

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