Abruzzo Articles
Marsican bear found dead in Abruzzo A female specimen of central Italy's endangered bear population has been found dead in the country's biggest national park, forest services said Friday.
Pinball priest takes Mass to arcade An Italian priest held Mass among the flashing lights of pinball slot machines and video games at an amusement arcade this week after he became concerned that young people in his parish were failing to turn up in church.
Sexual inclination can determine choice of wine The wine a person chooses to drink may also hold a key to their sexual identity, according to an Italian winemaker who has created wines for the male, the female and the ''ambiguous''.
A police fingerprint unit aims to remove lingering doubts about the authenticity of two paintings attributed to the school of Leonardo da Vinci.
The police will hunt for the mark of the master himself on the works, a Madonna and a St Catherine.
Three specimens of central Italy's endangered bear population have been found poisoned in the country's biggest national park, forest services said Tuesday.
Italian scientists are worried about a recent landslide and other subsidence on Italy's largest mountain, the Gran Sasso .
"These phenomena pose a potential danger to all the surrounding area," said the president of the National Mountain Institute (IMONT), Edoardo Mensi .
Castelbasso is an ancient burgh surrounded by walls, a church in the middle and a tower at its top. A typical Italian medieval town that gives the impression of being almost abandoned, as so many other do in central Abruzzo.
Powerful goddesses, spellcraft and the witching powers of women are the focus of a popular new exhibit in this central Italian city.
The pretty Italian seaside town of Vasto in Abruzzo, has offered French movie superstar Alain Delon a haven to help him fight a major bout of the blues.
