Abruzzo News: 16 December 1999

Premiere for La Figlia di Iorio, by Gabriele D'Annunzio, dialect translation by Cesare De Titta on Tuesday, 21 decemnber. the only attempt dates back to 1923. Director Danilo Volponi with a company of 50 actors. Mila and Aligi will pe played by Ilaria Cappelluti and Giampiero Mancinii. Then Camillo De Leonardis as Cosma, il Santo dei Monti, Franca Minnucci as Candia from Leonessa and Antonio Luise as Aligi's father.

«La via del Gran Sasso» project aims at recovering 40-km track from Montesilvano, through Cappelle sul Tavo, Moscufo, Collecorvino, Loreto Aprutino and Penne to the mountain citadels in the Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso Laga. The itinerary will be available for trekking or biking.

On 26 December, Santo Stefano, scuba divers will gather from all over central Italy for the 11th edition of the traditional underwater crib. Outside the hermitage of San Domenico, statues made by Castelli ceramists will be carried by the divers from various points towards the lake centre, than lowered down onto the lake bottom. Fireworks, a mega screen for everybody to follow, and choir of Teramo cathedral directed by Maestro Umberto De Baptistis

Agritour centre "Nobile Casato", Alanno. will organize meetings to teach consumers the features of a good extravirgin oil, the techniques of olive tree culture, a panel-test, and tasting of typical dishes based on oil.