Introducing Abruzzo
Best known for its dramatic mountain scenery, Abruzzo’s landscape is surprisingly diverse. There are ancient forests in the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, a vast plain extends east of Avezzano and the coastline is flat and sandy.
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Many towns retain a medieval look. Chief among them, L’Aquila and Sulmona are worth visiting, while the numerous hill-top castles and isolated, sometimes abandoned, borghi (villages) exude a sinister charm, lending credence to Abruzzo’s fame as an ancient centre of magic. Witches, wizards and snake-charmers were members of a tribe known as the Marsi, which lived around modern-day Avezzano.
Last updated: Oct 26, 2009
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