The English Idiom “good things come in small packages” translates the Italian “nella botte piccola c’è il vino buono” (small casks carry top-quality wine). If this holds true for “things” in general, it should be truer for wineries… Continue reading Venea, a family story of wine and “spirito abruzzese”
First published on APPETIBILIS.net :: “For the time being, let’s enjoy some scenic ride from the main road and from some detours like the Riserva di Punta Aderci…”
One of the most relevant projects regarding tourism on two wheels is the Ciclovia Adriatica or Corridoio Verde Adriatico (Adriatic Bike Route), a 1,300 km bike track from Trieste to Santa Maria di Leuca. Some sections are alredy being used by cyclists, especially the ones in coast towns, and longer segments will – hopefully – be achieved in the near future on the Trabocchi coast, from Ortona to San Salvo.
For the time being, let’s enjoy some scenic ride from the main road and from some detours like the Riserva di Punta Aderci. From June to September, don’t miss the chance to stop by a trabocco and have a fish lunch on…
“L’agricoltura è alla base della coltura” Maurice Béjart Photo: Matelda Codagnone
É NNUULE… di Giuseppe Zulli Marcucci
Aveva jè”n campagne pi la tresche:
avè’ ggià priparate li starille,
sacchette, culazione, minzanille
e na bbella quartane d’acqua fresche.
[…]
É NUVOLO
Doveva andare in campagna per la trebbiatura: / aveva già preparato i cestelli / i sacchi, la colazione, le salviette / e una bella “quartana”(*) d’acqua fresca.
(*) orciolo
|“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” ~Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution |
~ Atessa is a town in Abruzzo, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Chieti.
~ Discover Italy: Abruzzo – The Province of Chieti is also called the Teatine Province, from the ancient name of the city “Teate”…
“My soul is full of longing
for the secret of the sea,
and the heart of the great ocean
sends a thrilling pulse through me.”
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:
Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Continue reading Roman Holidays :: Colosseum [Collage]
Trabocchi Coast on two wheels :: “…However its vulnerability is its strength: the large fishing device represents…” ~ Dacia Maraini | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone 
Appetibilis sport contributors cycling around Punta Aderci on a spring day| photo: ©Lonza65 and ©GiuseppeMarone 
“L’agricoltura è alla base della coltura” Maurice Béjart
Moonlight Dinner on Trabocchi Coast – Abruzzo, Italy | photo: © Matelda Codagnone 
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