Saluti a tutti! Buongiorno.

Yep it's such a beautiful village and with all the restoration work it's become so stunning. And yes the Abbey is beautiful again; one of the oldest in Abruzzo

Very difficult to get a rental in Popoli now particularly as there is so much demand for short term rentals now with the Terme in Popoli being the only ones open. People generally come for 12 day treatments there and want to stay so that's what the uninhabited properties are now being used for apparently. Great town to invest in a property!

@@ExploringAbruzzo I am planning on visiting in the late Spring. Popoli checks all of my must haves list. I am going to move permanently when I sell my property. I want a long term rental, in the town, train service, hospital,markets so that I won’t need a car.

@@JOANQUILICO Popoli is the ideal place for you in that case. We ❤ Popoli

We love Popoli and have been renting there for the last 6 years now. It's a fantastic town or city as they call it with lots of developments now due to the investment into it becoming 'Popoli Terme'. You should definitely plan a trip!

It's truly beautiful there. 😍

Es ist soooo wunderschoen dort! Jetzt haben wir erstmal bauarbeiten am Palazzo und dann sobald wir eingezogen sind laden wir euch ein! 😍

Thanks for subscribing. We really appreciate it! And thank you for your positive comments We haven't done too much with regard to property tours but keep watching as you never know we might add some more, in particular a renovation we are just finishing in the historic centre of the charming city of Sulmona. Our main focus is exploring the stunning region of Abruzzo which we hope you are considering as a potential future home. Please take a look at our other channel too @palazzosanbenedetto where we are renovating a medieval palazzo. 😊

So glad you enjoyed the video so much that you added Vasto to your list! Thanks for watching! Katja and Andrew

Wow thank you for such a positive comment. Yes you are right we have taken on quite a lot! Also I still freelance aka as SuperPA providing business support to clients back in the UK. Maybe we are just a little bit bonkers but we are loving living in Abruzzo even though we are currently soooooooooo busy. That's wonderful to hear that you are visiting Abruzzo thanks to us; feels like we've done our job in promoting this beautiful region. Where will you be visiting and staying? Thank you so much for the aperitivi, very much appreciated and we will raise our glasses to you!

@@ExploringAbruzzo And a PA too?! You are mad 🤪, but deserve the aperitivi even more. We have taken a flat a few meters from the aqueduct in Sulmona for a week next month. Aside from knocking about in Sulmona, we plan to visit Pacentro, Capestrano, and Scanno, along with a couple of family wineries and an olive press. Abruzzo seems filled with beautiful places, many of which you have shown us. However, those I mentioned are at the top of our list.

Lovely to hear from you John, hope you are doing well. We only knew that Gabriele Rossetti himself was born in Vasto not his father too but I guess that would make sense. We did know that Ariana Grande was from the area and our son who is a fan read that she does come on holiday apparently to Abruzzo. I'm sure he'd be over the moon if he were to meet her! We are not up on the Formula 1 drivers so don't know that one will have to do a little research but there is one called Trulli from the Pescara region who has a vineyard in Alanno. All the best to you Katja and Andrew

Ah that's really lovely to hear that we've been missed. We've been a bit sporadic this year due to commitments and health reasons but we are slowly getting back into it all again. Thanks for watching. Saluti a tutti Katja and Andrew

E buona sera from Abruzzo! Thank you for your message. Saluti a tutti Katja and Andrew

Blauer Himmel, Sonnenschein, Palmen, Strand, ach wie schoen es da unten in Vasto ist! Gefaellt uns sooo sehr! So schoen von dir zu hoeren Maury, hoffe alles ist in Ordnung und dass wir uns bald mal wieder treffen! Liebe Gruesse an Dich und Dianna

Thank you so much for your message and for watching our video! Saluti a tutti Katja and Andrew

Glad you enjoyed our videos, thanks for watching. Where will you visit and stay in Abruzzo in December?

@@ExploringAbruzzowe are arriving at the beginning of December and staying through the first week of January. We have a place in Pratola that currently is having some renovations done (it has been unoccupied for well over 10 years) and , fingers crossed, hopefully it will be completed soon. We have to arrive and kit it out with a kitchen and some furniture before our children arrive near Christmas to see Italy for the first time. If you can recommend any Mercator del usatos in the area that you like, that would be wonderful. I can’t wait to see your next video. I hope the palazzo renovations are going well.

Thanks for your message and for watching our videos. Where will you buy in Abruzzo? In Vasto? Have you visited Abruzzo already? We have just uploaded a new video a couple of days ago on Vasto. We love it down there, although it's a bit far from us.

Oh we absolutely adore Abruzzo; such a paradise!

Usually at the beginning of December but it really depends on the snow conditions. Last year it was really bad and we only managed to ski a couple of times unfortunately. Fingers crossed for huge snow dumps this year!!!!

Thanks so much for watching. I can't remember about accessing the public health care to be honest. It was a bit difficult at first but I'm actually a EU citizen so maybe that made it easier and then Andrew being married to me although British he got his but we also have our Partita IVA's and do our tax returns each year here so that helps too. When we see our Doctor here in Popoli we just walk in during her surgery opening hours and sometimes it means waiting up to an hour but we always get seen and the healthcare system so far has been brilliant. Where are you buying?

@@ExploringAbruzzo we are headed that way within 2 weeks and NEED AN AIRBNB do you have a suggestion ....anyone you know for my husband and I... we are staying close to 3 months.

@@MARIANETO-m7b Do you mean you will be staying in Sulmona? Usually there is a maximum stay of 1 month for tourist accommodation otherwise you would need a rental contract

Thank you so much 😍

Grazie 😍

Did you see the giostra too? Isn't Sulmona just beautiful!

I cannot remember if we said Dutch bar or not but there are quite a few Dutch people around, we can recognise the accent form afar!!! Capestrano is a great location for both mountains and the sea. We are based in Popoli so not too far and we always say that from where we are it's practically 45 minutes to wherever you want to go in Abruzzo as we can get onto the motorway or SS17 in just a few minutes. That's an important factor to consider, otherwise it takes forever on those windy country roads to get anywhere, particularly in the winter. Happy house hunting and if you need assistance give us a shout!

We love living la dolce vita whenever we can but have been sooooo incredibly busy. We hope you had a wonderful Ferragosto. We're sorry we haven't had the chance to catch up. Hope you are both well and we hope we can catch up very soon! 😍

Buongiorno from Abruzzo 😍

Congratulations on your purchase. Pratola Peligna is a great place, lots going on and in a great location with access to the rail network too. Good choice! So glad you enjoy both our channels. With regard to our @palazzosanbenedetto channel I bet your renovations will be completed prior to ours! 🤣

My husband and I just bought our place in the same town! See you around Christmas! 😊

Oh yes sometimes we like to live it up here! 🤩

Hi there! Thank you so much for your comment. Glad you liked our video! x

Grazie 😍

Grazie mille per il tuo messaggio di complimenti e positivo. Quanto è bello leggerlo! E grazie per la condivisione. Amiamo Sulmona e anche noi abbiamo un affitto breve. Dovremmo incontrarci per un caffè o un aperitivo a Sulmona!

Facciamolo!😊

Italy is incredibly catholic and proud of this historic religion with festivals celebrating it in one form or another in nearly every village, town and city during the year! We've attended some of these festivals and they are just wonderful. At Christmas time there are many 'living' nativity plays in the villages which are just wonderful and Easter... well, what better place to go and visit than Sulmona with the 'Madonna che scappe procession then reinactment. There is a huge community built around the church in all areas here with everyone welcome whether you practice catholicism or not.

Us too! Love them!

It is a truly wonderful place and in a great location for exploring Abruzzo. You definitely must experience the Giostra next year!

Sulmona is definitely a precious jewel and very easy to fall in love with. Depending on when Easter is next year in that case, you may get to witness the fabulous Easter Sunday event of La Madonna che scappe

@@ExploringAbruzzo Yes, we will in fact be there for La Madonna che scappa. Already checked on that! :)

Thanks for your lovely message. We love meeting people in Sulmona, such a great place. Renovations moving along slowly but surely 😆piano, piano as they say here!

The equestrian action was breathtaking as were the beautiful costumes on so many people taking part in the parade. What a spectacle. We loved every moment of it. Also the street parties afterwards into the early hours were quite something. Let's catch up soon. xx

Thank you for subscribing, that means a lot to us! Where was your Great Grandmother from in Abruzzo?

Hi yes my Great Grandmother was from Abruzzo and that's all I know. I think it's a absolutely beautiful place 💖☀️🌸​@@ExploringAbruzzo

Thanks for your message and thanks for watching. Maybe one day you will come and visit Abruzzo and see for yourself where your family came from. Why did your grandfather choose Sao Paolo?

Gas yes as well as pellet stoves and wood stoves. In Sulmona the apartment has a hybrid system with heat pump and gas boiler.

Corfinio is just as it always is: beautiful! Nothing changes much here but to be honest I've only driven through a few times to go to Raiano or to go to the cinema and aquapark since we made our film. Are you planning on visiting?

@@ExploringAbruzzo Yes what is the nearest airport they use

I believe its Pescara if I am not correct let meknow

@@evonnewebblopes2140 Yep it's in Pescara province not far from the city and called Abruzzo Airport. You can also hire cars there.

Our kids are really well, thanks for asking, particularly now that they've just broken up for the summer holidays! 3 months off!!!