{"id":2686,"date":"2026-03-04T14:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:46:50","slug":"laquila-capitale-italiana-della-cultura-2026-ilbosso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/2026\/03\/04\/laquila-capitale-italiana-della-cultura-2026-ilbosso\/","title":{"rendered":"L'Aquila Italian Capital of Culture 2026: a new story for the Apennines and the Gran Sasso Narrating Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogni anno il Ministero della Cultura assegna a una citt\u00e0 italiana il titolo di European Capital of Culture. <strong>Italian Capital of Culture<\/strong>, a recognition born to enhance the cultural, artistic and social heritage of the territories and to stimulate projects capable of generating development, participation and future vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title is not merely symbolic: it involves investments, widespread planning, new networks between institutions and communities, and a cultural programme that accompanies the city throughout the year, making it a laboratory for territorial innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recognition is often compared to, better aligned with, and inspired by <strong>European Capital of Culture<\/strong>, an initiative of the European Union active since 1985, which has seen cities such as <strong>Matera in 2019<\/strong>, <strong>Marseille in 2013<\/strong>, <strong>Liverpool in 2008<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the European title has an international dimension and aims to build dialogue between cultures on the continent, the Italian title operates on a national scale but with a strong regional and local impact, often becoming an opportunity to rethink identity, the most immaterial rather than material infrastructure of a city and its role in the country\u2019s cultural and tourism system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026 this title goes to <strong>L'Aquila<\/strong>, and it's not just a symbolic choice: it's a profoundly political, social, cultural, and territorial choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why L'Aquila is Italian Capital of Culture 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'Aquila's application impressed the committee for several reasons, linked not only to the city's historical heritage but above all to its ability to transform memory into a project, and to also be a city-territory with a constellation of micro-territories and communities that are widespread yet close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'Aquila is a city that still bears the visible scars of the 2009 earthquake, but it is also a place that in recent years has managed to transform reconstruction into an opportunity for urban, cultural, and social regeneration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their candidacy has focused on some key themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>Culture as a tool for rebirth and social cohesion<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the relationship between cities and their surrounding mountain territories<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The role of local communities in building cultural identity<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the ability to connect historical heritage, landscape, and contemporaneity<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'Aquila, in fact, is not just an urban centre: it is a gateway to a vast and complex territory, made up of towns, Apennine landscapes, traditions, local economies and resilient communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cultural project accompanying 2026 focuses precisely on this territorial dimension: not an isolated capital, but a city that becomes a hub of a widespread cultural network, in which the Gran Sasso, the surrounding villages, and the local communities become protagonists of a collective narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it is precisely in this context that Il Bosso's new proposals for 2026 are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Box Tree and the story of the territories through life stories, thus giving birth to Inspirational Tours&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, Il Bosso has been working to build tourism that generates value for the territories, for the communities, and for travellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 represents a special year: alongside the already established experiences, a new proposal dedicated to the discovery of L'Aquila and its territory is born, with a formula that we have called <strong>Inspirational Tours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These tours are not simple guided visits.<br>These are paths designed to create connections, encounters, and awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During these experiences, a visit to the city of L'Aquila is complemented by an in-depth look at the Gran Sasso territory, through the <strong>Paesi Narranti del Gran Sasso<\/strong>, the new integrated tourist destination born in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project connects countries, communities, operators, and cultural heritage to build a shared and coordinated tourism offering, capable of presenting the territory not as a sum of places but as a living system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporting this new destination, a <strong>Tourist portal dedicated<\/strong>, conceived as a tool for promotion, storytelling, and connection between visitors, operators, and local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il Bosso, the creator and directly involved in this journey, therefore proposes experiences that do not merely show places but tell their stories, values, and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inspiring\u201c<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we talk about <strong>Inspirational experiences<\/strong>, we are not referring to a simple slogan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For us, it means creating itineraries where travel becomes an opportunity for encounter, listening, reflection, and, of course, inspiration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On inspirational tours, the visitor is not a spectator but a participant.<br>It doesn't just pass through places, but enters into a relationship with those who live there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet local residents, artisans, producers, and associations.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>listening to stories of returns, resilience, innovation and care for the land<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>understanding how people live today in an Apennine village<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>discover how local culture becomes a resource for the future<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journey thus becomes an experience capable of leaving something within:<br>new perspectives, new questions, new connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that's precisely it <strong>the heart of the approach<\/strong> 'From Il Bosso: tourism that doesn't consume territories but values them, that doesn't observe from the outside but participates, that doesn't rush but stops and listens.'.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Not just cities: cycling routes and inspirational treks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside tours dedicated to the city of L'Aquila and the Storytelling Villages of Gran Sasso, Bosso is launching two other lines of experiences in this area for 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inspirational cycling routes<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cycling routes that combine landscape, community, and storytelling of the territory.<br>It's not just about cycling, but about discovering the region through stops, encounters and stories that make the journey slow and mindful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inspirational treks<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk through the villages, trails and landscapes of Gran Sasso, accompanied by guides and opportunities to meet local communities.<br>A way to experience the mountains not just as nature, but as a cultural and human space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first launch dates for these new activities will be <strong>free<\/strong>, precisely to allow as many people as possible to discover this new way of travelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5c\/1\/16\/1f5d3.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f\"> <em><strong>Inspirational Activities Calendar<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 22 March \u2013 Trek from Ofena to Villa Santa Lucia \u2013 Panoramic balconies over the Alta Valle del Tirino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 29 March \u2013 E-bike excursion Capestrano \u2013 Ofena \u2013 Villa S. Lucia \u2013 Capestrano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 12 April \u2013 Trekking from Carapelle Calvisio to Castelvecchio Calvisio \u2013 In the territory of the Baronia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 19th April \u2013 E-bike excursion Navelli \u2013 Collepietro \u2013 S. Benedetto in Perillis \u2013 Navelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 26th April \u2013 Trek from Navelli to Collepietro on the Serra \u2013 Navelli Plateau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 3 May \u2013 E-bike excursion Barisciano \u2013 Prata d\u2019Ansidonia \u2013 Bominaco \u2013 Caporciano \u2013 Tussio \u2013 S. Pio delle Camere \u2013 Barisciano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A tour operator for your trip to Abruzzo<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il Bosso doesn't just offer local experiences, but also operates as a tour operator specialising in tailor-made, bespoke tours and stays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means we can accompany you not only on a single activity, but in the complete organisation of your trip to discover L'Aquila, Italian Capital of Culture 2026, and the whole of Abruzzo, from the mountains to the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can help you design and create:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Themed weekends combining culture and nature<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slow holidays among Apennine villages and landscapes<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>personalised itineraries between Gran Sasso, Maiella, the Adriatic Coast and the whole of Abruzzo<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experiences for families, solo travellers, holiday groups or corporate groups<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 is the perfect year to discover L'Aquila and Abruzzo.<br>A year in which culture becomes an opportunity for meeting, travelling, discovery, and sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we are ready to accompany you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Come and discover L'Aquila and Abruzzo with us<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you're looking for an authentic journey, made of places, people, and stories,<br>if you want to discover what it truly means to live in a territory,<br>if you desire an experience that will leave its mark,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 is the right time to set off and let yourself be inspired in Abruzzo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow our social media channels to discover the schedule of activities<br>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilbosso.com\/chi-siamo\">Contact us<\/a> to organise your trip at the email address <a href=\"mailto:info@ilbosso.com\">info@ilbosso.com<\/a> or by calling the landline number 0859090305<br>Come and live with us L'Aquila, Italian Capital of Culture, and the Storytelling Villages of Gran Sasso<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abruzzo awaits you.<br>And we are ready to tell you about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-citadela-blocks-spacer citadela-block-spacer\"><div class=\"inner-holder\" style=\"padding-top:40px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-citadela-blocks-spacer citadela-block-spacer\"><div class=\"inner-holder\" style=\"padding-top:8px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        <div \n        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https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5726-Nunzio-Nolletti-480x360.jpg 480w\"\n                    sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\n                    alt=\"Azienda Agricola Nunzio Nolletti\"\n                    style=\"\"                \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/operatore\/azienda-agricola-nunzio-nolletti\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">Nunzio Nolletti Farm<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our story began in the 1940s, in the mountains of Abruzzo, when we started cultivating our land with love and respect, following the rhythms of the earth and the seasons. Every seed planted and every ear of corn harvested tells the story of our family's passion, always convinced that authenticity comes from...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/operatore\/azienda-agricola-nunzio-nolletti\/\" class=\"more\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data address\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Address<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">Collepiero, Via Mazzini 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data web\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Web<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aziendaagricolanolletti.it\" class=\"value\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"\">aziendaagricolanolletti.it<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/cat-operatore\/prodotti\/\"\n                                class=\"value\" style=\"\"                            >\n                                Local products                            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/cat-operatore\/dove-mangiare\/\"\n                                class=\"value\" style=\"\"                            >\n                                Flavours                            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"citadela-article has-description has-address has-categories swiper-slide\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/operatore\/belvedere-di-collepietro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">Belvedere of Collepietro<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Belvedere di Collepietro is one of the village's most suggestive viewpoints, offering a wide and immersive view of the surrounding area. From here, the view opens onto the valleys, the Gran Sasso mountains and the landscapes that characterise the Abruzzo Apennines. It is an ideal place to stop,...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/operatore\/belvedere-di-collepietro\/\" class=\"more\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data address\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Address<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">Belvedere of Collepietro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/cat-operatore\/punti-dinteresse\/\"\n                                class=\"value\" style=\"\"                            >\n                                Places                            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"citadela-article has-description has-address has-categories swiper-slide\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/operatore\/sidera-tredecim-collis-petri\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">Sidera Tredecim Collis Petri<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sidera Tredecim Collis Petri is a contemporary art installation that enriches the village of Collepietro with a strong symbolic value. The name, in Latin, recalls the \u201cthirteen stone hills\u201d, an identifying element of the village and its territorial conformation. The work represents a dialogue between past and present, between tradition and new...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/operatore\/sidera-tredecim-collis-petri\/\" class=\"more\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data address\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Address<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">Sidera Tredecim Collis Petri, Collepietro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/cat-operatore\/punti-dinteresse\/\"\n                                class=\"value\" style=\"\"                            >\n                                Places                            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"citadela-article has-description has-address has-categories swiper-slide\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paesinarrantidelgransasso.it\/en\/operatore\/porta-gran-sasso\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">Gran Sasso Gate<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Porta Gran Sasso is one of the main entrances to the village, oriented towards the majestic massif that dominates the L'Aquila area. This gate represents not only a physical access to the village, but also a visual and symbolic link with the mountain, a central element of the local identity. 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