It’s hugely encouraging that every week more people are reading the Villasfor2 ‘About Abruzzo’ blog which I started writing about a month after our arrival in Italy in early October 07.

I know from your mails that you regard me and Pauline as a mix of brave, crazy, misguided and/or visionary, but the simple fact is that we wanted somewhere new to live and to run the kind of small, low-key, laid-back villa rental place that we were never quite able to find ourselves…

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Birds, bears and wolves: the Majella National Park has them all – and more ! It’s a natural Abruzzo treasure for you to explore during your Villasfor2 vacation.

Sit on the terrace outside your Abruzzo holiday villa and glance to your right. There’s the Majella National Park. Within 20 minutes, you could be walking through the spectacular gorges outside Fara San Martino in the shadow of the towering Monte Acquaviva…

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Ski on the uncrowded slopes of Passo di Lanciano and La Majelletta in the Maiella National Park. A great day out and just an hour away from your Abruzzo holiday villa.
It's a beautiful morning in late February. You've maybe popped down to Sant'Eusanio to get some fresh bread for breakfast and on your way back, [...]