Agnone

the city of bells

Molise

far from the mass tourism

I decide to travel in Molise and include this region in my network, after I have meet Michele, a guy from Termoli, at the Italia al Dente in Amsterdam. He told me about his land, while tasting wine and caciocavallo, with such passion and genuine intention that I said to myself: I must visit Molise!Molise is a little region mostly undiscovered from the mass tourism, people are genuine, and the traditions are intact, as you can find in the large quantity of excellent typical food available, such as truffles, both black and white, cheese, "Capocollo" and pure Extra Vergine Oil of Olive.The shape of the territory is rectangular, in the average composed by mountains and hills that nearly arrive to …

Agnone, a very special little town situated at 850 m. above sea level on the river Verrino. Here, in the papal foundry owned by Pasquale Marinelli, bells are manufactured since the 1300. Its story begins in 1339, when an ancestor of Marinelli, Nicodemus, recorded his name on the bell of the church of Agnone, the large parish of St. Emidio. From then on, the Marinelli family members begin to heritage from father to son the craft, using the same techniques used by their ancestors. The success of these bells is linked not only to the secular experience of those who manufacture, but especially the quality of their sounds, as powerful as pure, obtained by very precise calculations of weight, thickness, diameter and height of each bell.

Marinelli foundry made bells for the most prestigious churches in the world. Here was the prepared bell for the Jubilee, which has a diameter of 6 feet and weighs 5 tons. To build it, the Marinelli foundry workers have worked for over a year, when the normal processing cycle of a bell usually takes about three months. The first stroke of "Jubilaeum MM" is the name of the bell, took place in the churchyard of St. Peter's in Rome. The note with which resounded the great bell was a Sol, which was immediately followed by the synchronized sound of bells from around the world who have so opened the Holy Year and welcomed the start of the new millennium.

Masseria Santa Lucia - Agnone

Agriturismo in Molise, Agnone (Molise)

Masseria Santa Lucia is in Agnone (Molise) world wide famous for its Factory Bell since thousands years. If you are looking for a genuine journey made of superb food, welcoming, and peaceful moment, Masseria Santa Lucia is the best accommodation run by the warmest family I met during my trip in Molise! Apartments are clean, big and bright. 4 different apartments to guest up to 16 people. There is a refreshing swimming pool, mountain bike for free, and the kitchen is the kingdom of Emma, with her tasteful typical dish from the southern Italian tradition. Molise is region far from the mass tourism, which will present a peaceful stay, awesome panorama on the valley, gastronomy, middle age town climbed on rocks, folkloristic happening during all the summer.