Hill towns in Abruzzo/Lazio/Molise/Campania

Just a thought, hill towns in Southern Italy that are off the beaten track, and don't have tourist visitors of any sort, are unlikely to have much in the way of accommodation.

When we started visiting Italy 30 years ago we used to see lots of women of all ages dressed in black, even in areas visited by foreign tourists, but sightings have become fewer and fewer over the years. Like everywhere else ideas change and customs die.

We have an old family home in Fontechiari which is in Lazio,near the Abruzzo border. My parents spend summers there and we have vacationed there often. In Abruzzo, check out Scanno and Sulmona and tiny Opi.
Scanno is sort of famous for its women in traditional dress but prob not an every day thing. I think they may save the dress for festivals. Opi is tiny and picture perfect. on one visit there, as we were walking the streets we heard some unusual music just to see a zampognaro in full dress with his really odd set of Italian bagpipes. he was collecting donations for Christmas charities.
Closer to our home in Fontechiari are the towns of Arpino, San Donato, Vicalvi, Alvito,Atina and many more that make up the Val di Comino villages.There are 92 in all. If you are looking for a lovely non touristed part of Italy you should look into this area.

My vacation home happens to be in a Southern Italian Hill Town - don't know if it's ok to post here (so, any moderators, please feel free to remove this if it is against any forum guidelines?!)but, I have a blog at http://SouthernItaly.wordpress.com that tells about my little house in Calitri (the Avellino Province in Campania), as well as links to some other off-the-beaten-path towns nearby. I'm more than happy to answer any questions about it. (and, yes, all my elderly, female neighbors do wear all black!)-Nicole