Italian Trail Reports

Participant reflections from ELMS trails across Italy—the Tenna Valley, Sulmona and the Abruzzo mountains—where improvised escape routes flourished after the 1943 Italian armistice.

These reports capture the experience of walking through villages where farming families sheltered Allied POWs, the memorial ceremonies honouring helpers and partisans, and meetings with descendants who preserve their ancestors’ remarkable stories.

Browse the specific trail report collections:

• Tenna Valley Trail Reports
• Sulmona Trail Reports