Majella Tours of Italy

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5 Things You May Not Know about Abruzzo 🇮🇹

1️⃣ Rocca Calascio, at 1470 m a.s.l., is one of the highest fortresses in all of Europe 🏰

2️⃣ La Costa dei Trabocchi, the most scenic part of Abruzzo’s Adriatic coastline, has a paved biking/footpath that extends for 42 km 🌊

3️⃣ Nearly 1/3 of Abruzzo is designated national park land 🌲

4️⃣ Saffron - known as “red gold” - was brought to the Navelli plain by a local monk who traveled to Spain during the inquisition ❤️💛

5️⃣ La Maiella, Abruzzo’s “mother mountain” was named after the goddess Maja who is said to have settled in the mountain so she could watch over the final resting place of her son who died in the neighboring mountain range 🏔️

Have you ever been to Abruzzo? Comment below! ⤵️

Did you know that in addition to my tour company, I also own a cooking school in Port Washington, NY 👩‍🍳

If you are in the NY area, join me on Saturday at 6 pm to make orecchiette with broccoli rabe - it’s one of my favorite classes to teach!

Here’s Michelle (seated), one of The Cooking Lab’s co-owners, in Puglia this past summer practicing her orecchiette-making skills with a local expert in Bari 🇮🇹

Join Michelle on Saturday 10/26 at 6 pm for Dinner for 2 in Puglia and learn to make the ear-shaped pasta👂

🔗 https://www.thecookinglabpw.com/events/dinner-for-two-in-puglia-6-pm

📣🌸Springtime in Abruzzo Tour registration is open! 🌸📣

🗓️ May 11 - 17, 2025

🔗 https://www.majellatours.com/springtour

Springtime is my absolute favorite season in Abruzzo - just a few minutes from our lovely B&B in the medieval village of Navelli, you’ll find fields of red poppies at every turn. The lively market in Sulmona teems with wild green asparagus and tender chicory. The Adriatic coast is warm and mild but still free from summer crowds. The mountains are still wearing their snowy caps, but are blanketed with colorful wildflowers.

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📣🌸Springtime in Abruzzo Tour registration is open! 🌸📣

🗓️ May 11 - 17, 2025

🔗 https://www.majellatours.com/springtour

Springtime is my absolute favorite season in Abruzzo - just a few minutes from our lovely B&B in the medieval village of Navelli, you'll find fields of red poppies at every turn. The lively market in Sulmona teems with wild green asparagus and tender chicory. The Adriatic coast is warm and mild but still free from summer crowds. The mountains are still wearing their snowy caps, but are blanketed with colorful wildflowers.

INTERESTED IN JOINING ME IN PUGLIA OR THE ITALIAN RIVIERA? 🇮🇹

SOLD OUT! ~ May 2025 Tour in Puglia + Matera

SOLD OUT! ~ September 2025 Tour of the Italian Riviera

TWO ROOMS AVAILABLE! ~ July 2025 Women's Tour of Puglia + Matera

2026 TOUR DATES will be available in January! Join the waitlist and be the first to know!

This essay by Giulia Scarpaleggia really struck a chord with me.

One of the things I love about bringing people on tours in Abruzzo is that Abruzzo is 💯💯💯 REAL. There is no attempt to smooth its rough edges or to add a glossy veneer. It is not for the luxury-seeking globetrotter in search of an Instagram-worthy, “dolce vita” moment, but rather for travelers who wish to go deeper and truly experience a part of Italy where beauty exists alongside reality.

Italy: Club Med or the Real Deal? I’ve grown weary of this flawless Club-Med Italy that always looks the same, always so perfect.

This essay by Juls' Kitchen really struck a chord with me.

One of the things I love about bringing people on tours in Abruzzo is that Abruzzo is 💯💯💯 REAL. There is no attempt to smooth its rough edges or to add a glossy veneer. It is not for the luxury-seeking globetrotter in search of an Instagram-worthy, “dolce vita” moment, but rather for travelers who wish to go deeper and truly experience a part of Italy where beauty exists alongside reality.

Italy: Club Med or the Real Deal? I’ve grown weary of this flawless Club-Med Italy that always looks the same, always so perfect.

I love the warm fall palette 🍁of the Oratorio di San Pellegrino, Abruzzo’s very own Sistine Chapel, hidden among the trees and in the shadow of the medieval watchtower above

I’m extremely proud to share “Visions for Abruzzo’s Rural Towns,” a short documentary film written and produced by my son, a second-year journalism student, profiling three small rural towns in Abruzzo - Fontecchio, Navelli & Salle - that have experienced depopulation over the past century, and the steps that locals with unique visions to keep the small town way of life alive and relevant 🇮🇹

🔗 https://youtu.be/nxqdRzItsMk

I'm extremely proud to share with you “Visions for Abruzzo’s Rural Towns,” a short documentary film written and produced by my son Mikey Capobianco.

In connection with a research grant from his university, Mikey, a second-year journalism student at Northwestern, profiles three small rural towns in Abruzzo - Fontecchio, Navelli & Salle - that have experienced depopulation over the past century, and interviews locals with unique visions to keep the small town way of life alive and relevant.

The documentary is approximately 27 minutes long and is filled with colorful footage of local life and culture in Abruzzo. I hope you’ll bookmark the Youtube link and watch it with a glass of Montepulciano 🍷one evening.

As a parent, I’m grateful that the summers Mikey spent in Abruzzo inspired not only deep love for his family’s place of origin, but also intellectual curiosity for this special land. As a daughter of Abruzzo, I'm thankful for the generous spirit of the Abruzzesi who gave Mikey unfettered access to their lives. And as a small business owner who has spent the past decade working to promote the region, I remain steadfast in my belief that experiencing Abruzzo's rural mountain villages is unique and transformative.

I hope you’ll watch and share! 🇮🇹

Visions for Abruzzo's Rural Towns | A film by Michael Capobianco *If your device supports 4K, it is strongly recommend watching it in that setting for maximum quality*In the Central Italian region of Abruzzo, small village...

Is there anything better than a plate of pasta with local seafood by the sea?

1. Ristorante da Alfredo in Santa Margherita Ligure (Liguria) ➡️
2. .sml in Santa Margherita Ligure (Liguria) ➡️
3. dei mercanti in Monopoli (Puglia) ➡️
4. Lido Itaca in Pineto (Abruzzo)

Burrata & datterini in a pizza “cestino ” (nest) 🙌🙌

Visiting my very special friend in her magical place ✨

One last trabocco day…🌊💙

It’s about time!! Stanley Tucci is finally coming to Abruzzo to highlight some of our unique regional specialties 🐑🧀

Bbc e National Geographic sul Gran Sasso, arriva Stanley Tucci con The Heart of Italy Protagonista indiscusso della serie la star di Hollywood Stanley Tucci che da sempre si diletta, con rigore, anche in cucina

When it’s 99 degrees in the mountains, you need to get creative

A few scenes from “I Palmentieri” the folkloric feast in our town of Salle

Matera is unfathomable…it’s pure magic ✨ is one of the most unique and stunning accommodations I have ever experienced. Thrilled to spend two nights here on our 2025 tours to Puglia + Matera