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News in Abruzzo Year 2000

8 January/gennaio 2000 MESSAGGERO - L'Aquila - The Spanish Fortress opens to the city / La Sovrintendenza apre le porte del Forte spagnolo The Fortress will become a cultural centre, with a bookshop, bar and restaurant. New multimedia features will be offered because, says superintendet Bulian, youths must be attracted to culture. The restaurant in summer will have also tables in the majestic courtyard, as in times of yore. An open space for many magical summer nights. 8 January/gennaio 2000 MESSAGGERO - San Valentino - Revival of the chimney-sweeper / Revival dello spazzacamino Demetrio Di Tomasso from San Valentino is one of the four Abruzzese chimney-sweepers, working hard on roofs in Rome as in the past to clear chimneys but using nowadays more sophisticated video-inspection tools. 8 January/gennaio 2000 IL CENTRO - - Manoppello - 30 thousand pilgrims since 23 October / Volto Santo, dal 23 ottobre 30mila pellegrini in visita Padre Germano of the Frati Cappuccini del Volto Santo, Manoppello, is happy with the great popularity of the Sanctuary and looks forward to welcoming one million this coming year. The Volto Santo and a permanent exhibition with the research made by sister Blandina Pascalis Schlomer are a great attraction for pilgrims, who are guests of the monastery (the friars can prepare 400 meals a day).

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