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Ascoli Piceno | Ascoli Piceno Antique Market | Ascoli Italy

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Ascoli Piceno With only just under a 40 minute drive from Abruzzo Villas you find yourself in the beautiful town of Ascoli Piceno. Ascoli Piceno is renowned for its Olives cooked with various stuffing and buildings made of travertino marble that was extracted from surrounding mountains. View Larger Map Piazzo del Popolo is its Renaissance square is
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Sulmona | Sulmona Italy | Sulmona Abruzzo | Sulmona Abruzzo Italy

Sulmona The friendly and pretty town of Sulmona is only a 1 hour scenic drive from Abruzzo Villas. You could easily spend half a day sightseeing, visiting museums and churches. Sulmona is known for its Italian confectionery “Confetti” They are sugar coated almonds, chocolates or sweets that are traditionally given to relatives and friends on religious
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Pianella Italy | Pianella Abruzzo | Pianella Pescara

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Pianella Pianella is a charming town and being part of the province of Pescara it only takes around a 25 minute drive to reach Pianella from Abruzzo Villas. Pianella is 236 meters above sea level and is inhabited by around 7500 “Pianellesi” and is renowned for its clean flavor and fruity Olive Oil. Historical documents suggest
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Scanno Abruzzo | Scanno Photos | Scanno Italy

Sanno | Scanno Abruzzo
Scanno Scanno is among one of the many villages in Abruzzo that has won the title of “Borghi Piu Belli d’Italia” awards (The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy) and is well worth a day trip and one of the highlights when travelling to Abruzzo. Scanno has just under 2000 inhabitants and takes around an
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Abbateggio | Abbateggio Photos | Abbateggio Abruzzo Italy

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Abbateggio Abbateggio is around a 40 minute drive from Abruzzo Villas and worth a stop for a walk around. The charm of Abbateggio is its narrow lanes and stone houses and the Abbateggio Parish Church of San Lorenzo and the Abbateggio Sanctuary of the Madonna lell’Elcina which was built in the 15th century after a
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Salle Vecchia | Salle Vecchia Abruzzo

Salle Vecchia
Salle Vecchia an eerie hamlet Salle Vecchia is around a 1 hours drive from Abruzzo Villas. It is worth a quick stop to take a walk around and could be combined with a day trip to some other villages and towns in the surrounding region of Abruzzo . View Larger Map Salle Vecchia is an abandoned 11th Century medieval
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Manoppello | Manoppello Abruzzo

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Manoppello The small village of Manoppello takes around a 30 minute drive to reach from Abruzzo Villas. It is inhabited by just under 1000 people and located within the Majella Natoinal Park of Abruzzo, Italy at 257 m. above sea level and worth the trip to explore in conjunction with other mountain villages.   Manoppello is characterized
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Pescara Jazz | The Festival Dedicated to Jazz in Pescara

Pescara Jazz
Pescara Jazz The Pescara Jazz festival was the first music festival in Italy to be dedicated to Jazz and fast became the flagship of all Abruzzo festivals. The legendary Bill Evans opened the first Pescara Jazz in July 18 1969 by debuting “Waltz For Debby” But while Bill Evans won acclaim for his performance at
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