The stunningly scenic acre of gently-sloping, south-facing land bordered by olive groves that we bought in Abruzzo after moving permanently from England a year ago is coming along a treat. Soon, it’ll provide our new home; your three Abruzzo holiday villas; and a swimming pool. Now we just have to transform an Abruzzo building site into an Abruzzo garden…
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Since the last Abruzzo property blog just a month back, the structural work on our new Abruzzo home is now about 90% completed, with just the roof tiles; a bit of decorative brickwork; and a couple of internal walls to finish.

This week, Domenico the plumber’s on-site to start work on the heating systems and bathrooms in both our home and your villas. At some imminent point, a digger’s going to lumber onto the site to excavate a hole for the swimming pool.

(It’s all go at Villasfor2 - click on the headline title above for more - with some especially scenic snaps !)

Don’t get the idea that Abruzzo festa and sagre - the feasts, fairs and festivals for which the region’s renowned - only take place in the summer. They’re a year-round attraction - as you’ll find when your’re staying at our Abruzzo villas for two. And one of the very best took place last week in neighbouring Casoli…

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