My wife's father and mother both had roots in the Abruzzo, and we wanted to see the places where her ancestors had lived and perhaps visit with cousins that were still living there. Thanks to the efforts of the Abruzzo Tour team we were able to fulfill those wishes and had two wonderful visits with cousins and were able to visit the home villages of both her mother and fathers families. The rest of the tour exceeded our wildest expectations. The restaurants on the tour were fabulous. The food in every one was well prepared, visually appealing and delicious.
Without exception, the people of the Abruzzo were welcoming and happy to meet us and help us enjoy the visit. It was as if they were all family and could not do enough to make our visit enjoyable. Finally, the tour could not have succeeded as it did without the efforts of the Abruzzo tours staff. It was obvious that the Abruzzo Tours team had planned the trip meticulously. Every place that we visited was great, the restaurants, the shops the winery all were great.
Chiara was the best tour guide that one could possibly wish for. She went out of her way to make all of us feel welcome and worked tirelessly to make sure each of us enjoyed every minute. When we visited the church in Loretto Aprutino, she did a great job of detective work to locate my wife's cousin and arrange a quick visit and later a dinner with them at which she served as our interpreter and made the visit doubly enjoyable. On our free day visit she became part of the family and really helped us connect with the cousins in Montenerodomo. Daniele and Lucio were both expert drivers and assisted us in every way possible. They never hesitated to go out of the way to fulfill our wishes.
We would never hesitate to recommend the Abruzzo Food and Wine tour to anyone. We have already recommended it to our families and will continue to do so to anyone we meet. We hope to have the opportunity to return to the Abruzzo many more times. Thank you Chiara, Daniele and Lucio for giving us the most enjoyable ten days of all time!