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We thought you might enjoy seeing little articles about our towns from time to time. Here are 2 Italian newspapers which have Abruzzese sections. These papers are monitored by, and the Abruzzese articles are summarized in English at: ABRUZZO 2000. To go directly to these papers you can use the following links:
IL MESSAGGERO To get the Abruzzo news, click on "Edizioni Locali", then on "Abruzzo", and then on "Abruzzo Region."
IL CENTRO News from the Abruzzo region. Click on the name of the province you want, and then, from the drop-down menu, select the edition you want.
VILLA SANTA MARIA AND THE SANGRO VALLEY: An amazing and lovingly created website in both Italian and English about this town and region of Abruzzo, containing history, traditions, photos, film clips, slide shows, traditional music and stories - fantastic!
PROVINCIA DI PESCARA ON-LINE Links to many Pescara towns , plus e-mail addresses.
ITALIANSRUS.COM Links to many cooking shows on television as well as recipes.
MUSEO DELLE GENTI D'ABRUZZO: An excellent museum located in Pescara.
MUSEO DELLE TRADIZIONI ED ARTI CONTADINE: A must see museum located in Picciano.
ABRUZZO ITALIA MAGAZINE: Read or subscribe to this excellent magazine online.
LINEA VERDE: Information about the National Park of the Maiella and the new Hostel in Roccamorice
MONTEFINO, TERAMO: All about this town in the heart of Abruzzo - photos, history, poetry, proverbs and more!
THE FARCHIE OF FARA FILIORUM PETRI: A new website about the festival of the farchie in the town of Fara Filiorum Petri, in the province of Chieti - the farchie are giant 'candles' made of cane and burned on the feast of S. Antonio Abate. Includes the history of the miracle of the Selva, many great photos of the festa, and electronic postcards to send.
FALLASCOSO: A new and very informative website about Falascoso, an Abruzzese town that is administratively part of Toricelli Peligna in the Province of Chieti; very thorough - lots of info and great photos!
ITALIAN HERITAGE CENTER: Portland Maine; this city has a sizeable Italian population, with many from Lettomanoppello; the center is open to members (join!) for weekly events and activities, preserves Italian heritage, has function rooms and catering available
LA NOCE - A NEW LITTLE HOTEL IN LETTOMANOPPELLO!
COMUNITA MONTANA DELLA MAJELLA E DEL MORRONE: A very good Italian website about 14 of the towns of the Maiella/Marrone National Park, including Lettomanoppello and Roccamorice: things to see and do, history, lists of festas, places to stay, places to eat.
CIVITELLA MESSER RAIMONDO IN PHOTOS A good website with many photos of Civitella from the era 1900 - 1950
MESSAGGERO DI SANT'ANTONIO Site for the magazine Messenger of Saint Anthony.
ABRUZZO MIO Interesting site with lots of info on Abruzzo.
LA FAMIGLIA ABRUZZESE E MOLISANA Info on Abruzzo and Molise regions.
FEDERAZIONE ABRUZZESE-HAMILTON E DISTRETTO Brand new site telling about their events and activities in and around Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
CANI PASTORI ABRUZZESI Lovely site by Marco Petrella about the Abruzzese shepherd dog.
ABRUZZO ITALICO Information and nice pictures of a lot of Abruzzese towns.
SITE ABOUT LETTOMANOPPPELLO By Lucia D'Alfonso of Lettomanoppello...a nice work in progress.
CLUB ROCCAMORICE WEBSITE Official website for Club Roccamorice of Toronto, Canada; club history, officers, phone numbers, events, photos of events.
TOPPI (TOPPA) FAMILY ORIGIN Frances Moy Toppa's very nice account of her year 2000 visit to Lettomanoppello in search of her Toppi family, with photos.
PALENA, A VOYAGE THROUGH MEMORY A wonderful Italian site by Nando Napoleone about this town in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo--fantastic for its huge collection of wonderful old photos of the town, including women at the old public laundry and well.
PAGINA D'ABRUZZO A very nice Italian website about Abruzzo, with information about traditions, feast days, crafts, recipes, restaurants, museums, the caves that dot the mountains of Abruzzo, and a special section on the zampogna, the Abruzzese bagpipe, a folk instrument which preceded the accordian.
COMUNE DI CASALINCONTRADA An Italian website about the town of Casalincontrada, Chieti, Abruzzo. Of particular interest is the section on the old "case di terra" ("earthen houses" - old farmhouses made of what we would call adobe). These houses are now being protected in Abruzzo for their historical importance, and Casalincontrada is rich in them, possessing 123. The site includes an itinerary and map for visiting these structures.
JOURNEY THROUGH TIME A new website by Donamaria who wrote the story on Stories Pg. 7 of this website; her new site includes that story, with additional photos, plus an illustrated account of her visits to Rome and Venice.
FREE ITALIAN SCREENSAVERS An Italian tourism site with a free scenic screensaver for each region of Italy, including Abruzzo.
GITE IN ABRUZZO New site with nice photos of some towns plus some history and information about traditions in Abruzzo.
ABRUZZO WEB search Abruzzo for anything.
ROCCA PIA (L'Aquila, Abruzzo) A nice site about this village in the province of L'Aquila, with photos of the town starting at this page: http://www.roccapia.com/galleria/antonio/index.htm
PRATOLA PELIGNA (L'Aquila, Abruzzo) A new Italian website called ConcaPeligna.it, about the town of Pratola Peligna, in L'Aquila.
BOLOGNANO (Pescara, Abruzzo) A website in English and Italian about this town in the province of Pescara, and the villages of Musellaro and Piano d'Orta.
CARAMANICO TERME (Pescara, Abruzzo) An Italian page with useful info about this town which neighbors Roccamorice.
SAN VALENTINO IN CITERIORE (Pescara, Abruzzo) A nice Italian website about this neighbor to LuLette and LaRocca; includes some nice old photos.
CARO ABRUZZO A good site with lots of information and news about many of the towns in each of the four provinces, plus information on culture, traditions, handcrafts, typical products, plus a chat group and mailing list.
BENVENUTI IN PALENA GREAT old photos and information about Palena
NO LIMITS CENTER Mountain Climbing School in Roccamorice.
TURISMO VERDE 2000 Lots of listings for Italian country holidays.
AGRITURISMO IN ABRUZZO A site with much good information on all provinces of Abruzzo--traditions, tourist info, places to rent.
ARTISANS IN ABRUZZO A page of the Agriturismo in Abruzzo website that describes the traditional crafts of Abruzzo, including the stone sculptors of Lettomanoppello (La Pietra). In Italian.
LOCAL PICS.COM Neat wallpaper, screen savers, travel books and more.
ABRUZZO BOOKS A place to browse books, music, etc.
PARKER COMPANY Info on travelling, real estate, culture and more.
GABRIEL PAMPHILIS FOTOGRAFO Photography by Gabriel
LA GIUBBA-ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE A website dedicated to preserving Italian traditions--fables, legends, music, etc. Includes links to audio files of music and fables.
ABRUZZO LINK Abruzzo info plus Abruzzo Guest Book
TOUR OF ITALY FOR THE FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED Lots of pictures of Italy.
AGRITOUR Farm holidays in Italy.
ITALIAN CARD GAMES Card games to download.
CONSOLATO GENERALE D'ITALIA IN TORONTO Italian Counsul General of Toronto, Ontario.
ITALIAN KITCHEN LINK Lots of Italian recipes
MERI'S ITALIAN FOLKSINGING PAGE Great site, here you will find the words to more than 100 Italian folk songs, instructions to Italian folk dances, information about Italian folk groups around the world, links to finding CDs and unusual instruments used in playing Italian music.
DURONIA A lovely new--and growing--website about the town of Duronia, in the Molise region, neighbor to Abruzzo.
GUBILEO ABRUZZO This is a page of the Tourism in Italy Abruzzo website, and it's great for the history and culture of Abruzzo!
ABRUZZO 2000 Lots of Abruzzo information and things Italian.
REGIONE ABRUZZO More into on Abruzzo - official tourism site for Abruzzo.
WONDROUS WORLD OF ABRUZZO Lots of links for anything Italian.
TOURISM IN ITALY ABRUZZO Tourist and consumer info.
WELCOME TO ITALY Tourist and consumer info.
TRAVEL IN ITALY Tourism and Italian info, plus a message board.
IN ITALY ONLINE Lots of info on Italy, plus pictures.
DESTINATION ITALY Travel tips, culture, and major cities.
INTERNET TOURIST GUIDE OF ITALY All you need to travel in Italy.
TRAVEL EUROPE (Italy) Tourist guide.
ITALIA MIA All things Italian.
ITALIAN WEB RESOURCES Good Italian search engine.
CENTRO AFFARI INTERNET ITALIANO Info on Italian businesses.
ITALIAN ROSE APPAREL Italian logo-decorated clothing.
PATRON SAINTS Patron saints of Italy (not all of them)
CHIESA CATTOLICA ITALIANA Info on Italian Catholic churches.
OGGI L'ABRUZZO SU INTERNET Excellent! Lots of information on the Province of Pescara and the rest of Abruzzo.
PROFESSIONAL NET (ITALY) List of Abruzzo sites.
COMMUNES OF ITALY Discussions of all things Italian.
WORLD WIDE SEARCH ENGINES Foreign search engines in every country.
PRO-LOCO DI ROCCAMORICE Roccamorice homepage.
TOCCA DA CASAURIA: Mario Iezzoni's website about this Abruzzese town, in the province of Pescara.
IMAGINI D'ABRUZZO Pictures of Abruzzo by Fulvio Napoli.
ABRUZZO EUROPA More info on Abruzzo.
ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION Promotes Italian heritage.
ITALIAN AMERICAN WEBSITE OF NEW YORK Books, music and wine.
QUI ITALIA News of Italy.
ITALY ITALY Magazine about Italy, from New York.
ABRUZZO GREEN Lots of info on the regions parks.
COMMUNITA MONTANA DELLA MAIELLETTA A site about towns toward the eastern side of the Maiella: Rapino, Pretoro, Roccamontepiano, Fara San Martino, Guardiagrele, Palombaro, Penne, Piedimonte.
ITALY GENEALOGY LINKS A list of links for anyone searching in Italy.
GENEALOGY SEARCH.COM Many Genealogy search engines.
THE LETTOPALENA PROJECT A cooperative online project to trace the family trees of all those from the town of Lettopalena (Chieti, Abruzzo) and the surrounding area. Great for genealogical searchers whose roots are in this town/area.
MY FAMILY.COM Create your own family website.
LAURA'S GENEALOGY SITE Lots of genealogy info, plus much more.
D'ADDEZIO.COM Italian Genealogy Home Page.
ITALIAN GENEALOGY ONLINE Lots of genealogy info.
ITALIAN SURNAME COLLECTION Add your surname or write to others.
ITALIAN ANCESTRY.COM Lots of Italian Genealogy links.
ABRUZZO 2000 Genealogy and lots of interesting Abruzzo information.
ABRUZZO ITALY GEN WEB Surname lists, addresses and links.
ARDUINI & PIZZO GENEALOGY Links and info on Italy.
CYNDI'S ITALY GENEALOGY SITES Links and info on Italy.
GAETANO ONLINE Plenty of links and message board.
GIULIO ON LINE Italian researcher and more links.
ITALY ROOTS WEB Surnames and queries for Italy.
ITALIAN GENEALOGICAL GROUP Italian genealogical info.
ITALIAN GENEALOGY HOMEPAGE Lots of info plus surname list and bulletin board.
ITALIAN GENEALOGY RESOURCES Mailing lists and links.
ITALIAN GENEALOGY FORUM Forum for questions, surnames, etc.
ITALIAN IMMIGRANT SHIPS HOME PORT Passenger ship lists to North America.
ITALY ROOTS WEB GENCONNECT Surnames and queries for Italy.
LDS ANCESTOR SEARCH Search for your ancestors in the LDS IGI database.
LISA DICREDICO GENEALOGY Lots of info, surname list and links.
LOU ALFANO'S HOMEPAGE Links and Italian history.
P.I.E. Super resource--form letters in Italian, research tips, surnames, etc.
P.O.I.N.T. Super surname organization.
RADICI ITALIANE Insert your info and search for a fee.
SICILY 1 Lots of links and info on Sicily as well as the rest of Italy.
SURNAMES IN ITALY Map showing where your surname is located in Italy.
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