Abruzzi, Italy
Abruzzi, also called Abruzzo, was a hill town in the Middle Ages. It was an agricultural economy, relying on livestock, farming, shepherds, etc. This is where Euthansia is wandering after her younger brother dies:
"You have not studied the histories of ancient times, and perhaps know not the life that breathes in them; a soul of beauty and wisdom which had penetrated my heart of hearts. When I descended the hills of Abruzzi, and first saw the Tiber rolling its tranquil waters glistening under the morning sun; I wept" (149).

