by Villasfor2 | Mar 18, 2018 | About Villasfor2, Eating and Drinking, Entertaining Abruzzo, News & Offers
This year’s our 1st anniversary of running Villasfor2 in the Italian region of Abruzzo. And because blogs like this can crop up in the oddest places, and you’re wondering, “what’s Villasfor2 ?”…or “where’s Abruzzo...
by Villasfor2 | Jul 17, 2017 | About Villasfor2, Daily Life, Eating and Drinking
Eating out in our bit of southern Abruzzo had always been one of the true pleasures of living here. Because it’s an absolute favourite Abruzzese activity, there are restaurants galore. And because this is still a decidedly untouristy part of Italy, 99% of the...
by Villasfor2 | Oct 17, 2016 | About Villasfor2, Abruzzo Nature, Mountains and Forests
Two… …blogs for the price of one. A wordy one and a photographic one. The photos didn’t sit particularly well within the text, so I’ve grouped them all together at the end. I won’t mind if you ignore the words and scroll through directly...
by Villasfor2 | Oct 6, 2016 | About Villasfor2, Eating and Drinking
Cheeky chappie celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s been attracting the combined wrath of Spaniards and foodies with his take on that Spanish institution Paella. “Good Spanish food doesn’t get much better than Paella,” he chirped, “and my version combines chicken thighs with...
by Villasfor2 | Jul 14, 2016 | About Villasfor2
“Gosh,” I hear you say. “An apple ! That’s…er…interesting…” And you’d be right. Because it is. Meet Laxton’s Epicure, an English heritage variety dating back to 1909. It’s a highly attractive scarlet-flushed, summer-fruiting variety that demands to be eaten...
by Villasfor2 | Feb 19, 2016 | About Villasfor2, Abruzzo Nature
In 2012 and 2013, I wrote a couple of blogs about the shrubs – and the flowers – that were doing well on our south-facing, sun-baked, shade-free, heavy blue clay acre of Abruzzo. The good news is that all the recommended shrubs are still alive, well, and...