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Abruzzo airport sees 66% rise in passenger traffic

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Abruzzo Airport is cementing its status as a primary gateway to Central Italy, reporting a massive 65.8% increase in passenger traffic for the first four months of 2026.

Apennine wolf. Death toll rises to 18 in pisonings. Guido Mastrobono, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Wolf death toll rises to 18 in Abruzzo Park

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of agricultural pesticides in wolf carcasses recovered from one of Italy’s oldest and most celebrated national parks. Conservationists and opposition politicians demand urgent government action and call for a planned parliamentary bill to cull wolves to be shelved.

Italian wolf population increasing. Image credit: https://animalia.bio/

Ten wolves poisoned in Abruzzo national park

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Conservation groups condemn a suspected deliberate poisoning campaign in the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. They warn that the killings reflect a growing climate of hostility towards wolves fuelled by weakening legal protections.

Osento river floods causing rail chaos on Adriatic coast

Osento river floods halting rail traffic on Adriatic coast

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Adriatic coast has been effectively severed after the Osento river in Abruzzo overflowed following severe weather, flooding the Adriatic railway line. Both tracks on the Pescara–Foggia line, specifically the Porto di Vasto–Fossacesia section, are out of service, causing cascading delays and cancellations across long-distance services.

Off-grid parents meet with Senate Speaker

Off-grid parents meet Senate Speaker

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Catherine Birmingham and her British husband Nathan Trevallion appealed to Italy’s Senate Speaker after their family was separated by social services last November. The couple were raising their three children off-grid, without electricity or running water, in the Abruzzo woods.

juvenile court l'aquila removes mother from children. British father asks for end to protests

British father in Abruzzo case urges end to protests

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The British father of three children placed in foster care after authorities discovered the family living off the grid in woods in Abruzzo has called for an end to protests linked to the case.

Government sends Inspectors to Juvenile Court of L’Aquila

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian justice ministry has initiated an investigation at the Juvenile Court of L’Aquila, sources confirmed on Monday. This follows a contentious ruling in the case of three children who had been living off the grid with their parents in the Abruzzo woods.

Arrosticini: Abruzzo’s iconic lamb skewers

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Arrosticini are one of Abruzzo’s most recognisable dishes and a symbol of its pastoral history. Also known locally as arrustelle or rustelle, arrosticini are small skewers of sheep meat.

Quick guide to L¡Aquila, Abruzzo. Image credit: https://turismo.abruzzo.it/laquila/

A quick guide to L’Aquila (2026)

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

L’Aquila is set to become Italy’s Capital of Culture 2026 on 17 January, spotlighting a city defined by history, creativity and remarkable resilience. The title brings a year-long cultural calendar, investment and fresh attention to this Abruzzo capital, long recovering from the devastating 2009 earthquake. Our quick guide to L’Aquila highlights some of the top […]