Sulmo Mihi Patria Est
The poet Ovid said this about a million years ago: Sulmona is my fatherland.
There is evidence of his life all around the city of Sulmona in Abruzzo.
It makes me happy to be in a place that recognizes the importance of letters and poetry.
Ovid watches everything from Piazza XX Settembre
Regular readers will know that Tim and I started our adventures in Sulmona more than 10 years ago, but started buying property with friends in 2014. We’ve since added two more apartments in the building and now it is all ours. And one of them might be yours — at least for a holiday rental!
Hard work by our friends Louis and Vicky, Carlo and Delfo, Tim and Marco, and a team of local tradesmen have transformed the top two floors of our “Casa Linda” into an ideal holiday rental for anyone who wants to explore the treasures of Abruzzo and come home to a nice-sized city with great restaurants, an opera house, and almost always something going on, including the incredible Easter Madonna che Scappa and the July/September giostre.
The apartment is on two floors, each with a small balcony that affords amazing views of the surrounding mountains — on a clear day you can even see the Gran Sasso! It’s down by the Hotel Ovidio and San Panfilo cathedral, so just a two-minute walk to the Villa Communale and the Corso, which takes you right to the heart of everything.
There’s nothing quite like a Sulmona sunset from the balcony of Casa Linda 3!
The first floor of the apartment (two floors up) has a brand new bedroom, fully-stocked new kitchen and a well-appointed bath. Go upstairs to a massive salon space with a futon that sleeps 2 and one of those Ikea chairs that also converts to a single bed. Then there’s the garden/party room, complete with dishes, glasses, and a small frig for your entertaining pleasure. And the views from the balconies are stunning!
We’re offering it for minimum one-week stays at $80/75E per night except in July and August, when it goes up to $90/85E per night. Plus a 50E cleaning fee. Here’s a short video [https://youtu.be/Zsh0HpJjM_o] that my friend Marco Malvestuto made for us, which shows you a little of the charm of Sulmona, plus the apartment. Please contact me directly if you’re interested in booking, or learning more: LindaDiniJenkins@gmail.com. And let me know if you can’t open the video — I’m technologically challenged, to be kind.
Buon viaggio!
Linda Dini Jenkins is a card-carrying Italophile, travel planner, freelance writer, and amateur photographer. Travel is her passion, so writing about her travels just comes naturally. She hopes all her travelers find a way to express their joys, surprises, and fears as they travel and gives every traveler a nifty journal to help smooth the way. Learn more…
