Abruzzo
Region in southern Italy
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| 2023 | Tourism arrivals in Abruzzo increased to 1,745,373 tourists, demonstrating continued growth in the region's tourism sector. |
| December 27 2023 | Flag of Abruzzo modified through regional law no. 59, updating its official design and specifications. |
| 2022 | Abruzzo ranks as the 16th most productive region in Italy and 15th in Gross Regional Product (GRP) per capita among Italian regions. |
| 2022 | American travel magazine Travel + Leisure included Abruzzo in its '50 Best Places to Travel in 2022'. |
| 2021 | Partial recovery of tourism with 5,197,765 overnight stays, showing a gradual rebound from the previous year's pandemic-induced decline |
| 2021 | Tourism arrivals in Abruzzo totaled 1,330,887, ranking the region seventeenth among Italian regions for tourist numbers. |
| 2020 | Significant drop in tourist overnight stays to 4,012,792, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions |
| 2020 | Tourist arrivals in Abruzzo dropped to 1,069,867, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions |
| December 31 2020 | Unemployment rate in Abruzzo rises to 9.3%, remaining one of the lower unemployment rates in Southern Italy. |
| 2019 | Slight decline in tourism with 6,176,702 overnight stays, beginning to show a downward trend before the pandemic |
| 2019 | Peak tourism year for Abruzzo with 1,643,166 tourist arrivals before the pandemic impact |
| December 31 2019 | Employment in Abruzzo estimated at 520,900 workers by the end of the year. |
| April 28 2019 | Church Santa Maria ad Cryptas is reopened for worship, nearly a decade after the 2009 earthquake, signaling progress in the town's reconstruction. |
| 2018 | Peak tourism year with 6,335,122 overnight stays, representing the highest recorded number in the provided data range |
| 2018 | Tourist arrivals in Abruzzo remained stable at 1,643,111, close to the previous year's peak |
| October 2018 | Live and Invest Overseas held its first conference in Abruzzo, further promoting the region's international profile. |
| 2017 | The Chamber of Commerce of Pescara presented the Abruzzo region at the Annual conference of Live and Invest Overseas in Orlando, Florida. |
| November 2017 | Penne was selected as the starting point for Stage 10 of the 2018 Giro d'Italia, with cyclists set to depart from the town and climb to Rigopiano and continue into Umbria. |
| January 2016 | HuffingtonPost.com included Abruzzo in its 'The World's 12 Best Place to Live or Retire in 2016', praising the region's diverse landscape of golden beaches and mountains. |
| 2015 | Live and Invest Overseas organization included Abruzzo on its list of World's Top 21 Overseas Retirement Havens, recognizing the region's quality of life and amenities. |
| 2011 | Abruzzo achieved the highest economic growth percentage among Southern Italian regions at +2.3%. |
| May 2011 | Reconstruction of the severely damaged town begins, though progress is slow due to government bureaucracy and refusal of foreign aid. |
| 2010 | Abruzzo recorded 6,381,067 Italian visitors and 925,884 foreign tourists, highlighting the region's tourism appeal. |
| 2010 | Abruzzo showed early signs of economic recovery, recording a regional economic growth of 1.47% and ranking fourth among Italian regions. |
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