Birthday party for Agostino Santilli, born in Sant'Eusanio Forconese (L'Aquila) on 18 june 1900, a carabiniere and municipality guard, who has been living in Chieti for the last 40 years .

Pescara is beautiful, the mountains gorgeous, the people really warm says Matilda Bower, vice mayor of Miami beach, Florida, now second "sister city" for Pescara, after Arcachon. Among the 25 guests many whose origins are in Abruzzo.

John Gale, whose father Giovanni Galardi and mother Vincenza Del Rossi left Pescosansonesco in the 1920's, was always proud of his Abruzzese origins: Rocky Marciano, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Madonna, Henry Mancini, Tommy La Sorda, John Volpe. It is also thanks to his love for Abruzzo that the twinship pescara - Miiami Beach can now be accomplished.

Buses will leave from Pescara and Montasilvano every day in July and August for one-day excursions through nature, art and cuisine along 4 different itineraries.

The peoples of the Maiella carved stone since immemorial times, creating in the rock basins where to press grapes and olives. these ancient stone works can be found in Colledimacine, San Demetrio nei Vestini, Lama dei Peligni, Fano Adriano and Pietranico. Teacher Franco Maria Del Ponte advocats a protection for these ancent testimonials, now largely in abandonment.