Street Life in Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Estella Canziani’s Through the Apennines and the Lands of the Abruzzi (1928) is the Bible for poking around into the world of our parente. Her drawings…
White Bread in Paradise
June 17th marks the feast day of S. Giuseppe da Copertino. Though not an Abruzzo saint, he came from humble origins in Lecce which made his…
Two Posters
I was 13 years old on November 4th 1966 when the Arno crested dumping water, the heating oil naptha, and an estimated half a million tons…
Made in Abruzzo
Oropuro- Pure Gold. This simple label identifies the bottles of Francesca Di Nisio’s artisanal olive oil. Observing her as she guides and engages visitors through her…
Italians Get It
Imagine news headlines in Europe these days: “Americans Dumbfounded, Some Irked By Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize” and “US Lawmakers Oppose Health Insurance For Its Citizens. ”…
Hang On To The Vine 