Location: Caporciano

A short path leads in about 15 minutes to the top of a hill to the north-west of Bominaco, where the narrow entrance to a consecrated grotto opens among the rocks. Inside, the semi-darkness highlights a golden stone altar, illuminated by a large natural window, while the cave, long...

The Abbey of Bominaco, nestled in the heart of Abruzzo, preserves precious evidence of Benedictine monastic life and its cultural and religious role. The abbey church of S. Maria Assunta, built between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century, shows an elegant fusion of styles: the sober and monumental façade, the apses...

The Oratory of San Pellegrino in Bominaco represents one of the most extraordinary treasures of the Abruzzi Middle Ages, both for its architecture and, above all, for the richness of its interior paintings. Located a short distance from the church of Santa Maria Assunta, it was originally an integral part of the abbey complex, as confirmed by documents attributing...

The Caporciano Castle, also known as the fortified enclosure of the village, dominates the hill at an altitude of about 850 metres, offering a spectacular view of the plateau and the Gran Sasso, Maiella and Sirente mountain ranges. The earliest records date back to the 12th century, when the village and castle...

In the 16th century, the church of S. Maria dei Centurelli was built along the transhumance sheep-tracks, at a strategic point where the route forked. The church took the place of a smaller chapel of the “Brothers of the Belt” and was completed in 1561, probably following a miracle that occurred...