A personal journey through Abruzzo
Villages, silence, and the stories left behind
A blog about the small places that time forgot — and the ones still quietly alive. Written from the hills of the L'Aquila province, with care.
The Series
Some villages still breathe. Others speak only through ruins. Both have something to say.
Living villages — still inhabited, still breathing. Stories of the people, the rituals, and the quiet rhythms that hold a community together.
Coming soon
Abandoned, silent, slowly returning to the earth. Villages where the walls remember everything the people left behind.
Ready — №1 Buonanotte
First Article
Somewhere above the valley, behind a road that seems to go nowhere, there is a village that emptied out slowly, leaving only walls, weeds, and a name that sounds like a farewell. The first Greenwingo story is here to be read.
Ghost Villages — №1 →Notes & Finds
A small corner for whatever does not fit an article.
The real luxury — slowing down. A reflection on living in a small province, the stress of big cities, and why I wouldn't trade this for anything.
Read the reflectionFirst article out — the story of Buonanotte, an abandoned village in the Val di Sangro that I found almost by accident.
Read the articleAbout this blog
I live in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo — a land full of villages that most people drive past without stopping. Greenwingo is my way of stopping. Of walking in, looking around, and writing down what I find. No tourism brochures. Just honest curiosity, a camera, and time.