inspirational tour
This is not just an itinerary: it is an experience that invites you to slow down and listen.
Here the guiding element is water.
The Tirino is not visited: it is crossed, listened to, experienced.
2-day touring stay
Considered “the clearest river in Europe”, the Tirino flows between springs, woods and fields, providing a landscape of extraordinary purity. The valley is a mosaic of nature and history: along its banks are Italic necropolises, Roman traces and Benedictine monasteries. Emblematic of this identity is the Capestrano Warrior, icon of the Vestina civilisation that inhabited the valley as early as the 6th century BC.
Alongside its archaeological heritage, the valley preserves the spirituality of the’Abbey of St Peter ad Oratorium and the legacy of St John of Capistrano, a Franciscan missionary of European fame. Today, the Tirino is also a place for unique experiences: canoe trips on its crystal-clear waters, walks through springs and cultivated fields, tastings of local products such as Gran Sasso wine and oil.
🚵♂️ day 1
The weekend starts with a inspirational cycling connecting different points in the valley. A gentle and scenic loop in the Tirino Valley, among water, vineyards and historic villages.
From Capestrano you descend towards the spring of Presciano, where the water of the Tirino marks the landscape and rhythms of the valley. The ride continues through vineyards and cultivated fields to Often e Villa Santa Lucia, villages where the relationship between land and community is still visible. The return journey takes place along secondary roads among olive groves and rural views, passing through Capodacqua and slowly ascending towards Capestrano and visiting the church of San Pietro in Criptys, closing a loop that combines nature, water and agricultural landscape.
During the ride, we will meet people who live in these areas, such as oil and wine producers and the Pro Loco of Capestrano, who will take us on a discovery of the mysteries behind the church of San Pietro in Criptys.
👉 Inspirational experience: meeting with the Pro Loco of Capestrano, Pro Loco of Ofena and Angelo, who returned a place in the village to the community.
🛶 day 2
On the second day, the guiding element is water: a canoe excursion along the River Tirino to its sources, guided by expert guides who lead the way to discover these territories and the deep bond that unites the inhabitants and the river.
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