Discover Agnone

Agnone can be explored through a wide range of cultural themes: bell founding, collections, churches, historic lanes and local cheese-making. If you are looking for a hotel in Agnone, these highlights can help you plan your trip around the things you want to make time for. Museums are a central part of the experience, alongside guided visits and walks.

Bells and the Foundry

The Museo Storico della Campana Giovanni Paolo II displays a collection of sacred bronzes described as the largest in the world, including a bell dating from the year 1000. A guided tour takes you through the museum and the foundry’s production areas. Along the way, you can hear the bells ring with a technical expert and bell founder. A film explains the artistic design, the making of the mould, the casting of the bell and its testing.

You can book guided tours by phone, email or through the online advance booking service. It is best to check availability before you arrive, so you can plan this visit in advance.

Museums, Books and Churches

At the Museo Storico del Rame Francesco Gerbasi, you can learn about various stages of copperworking through numerous objects from different periods. Another theme is book printing: the Mostra del Libro Antico features more than 1,400 volumes produced between 1512 and 1830 in important European printing houses.

The Museo della 'ndoccia displays examples of 'ndocce, figures in traditional clothing, photographs of their making and an annual trophy won by one of Agnone’s five Contrade. For another perspective on the town’s history, visit the Chiesa di San Francesco, founded in 1343 and a national monument since 1926, as well as Palazzo San Francesco. Its raised ground floor houses the Biblioteche Riunite Comunale e B. Labanca.

On Foot Through the Historic Centre

The “Quattro passi nel centro storico” walking tour takes you through Agnone’s historic centre and is designed to showcase its art-historical attractions. The Quartiere Veneziano can also be explored on foot, with narrow lanes opening onto small squares. Keystone details and stone doorways offer clues to the history of the buildings and their time.

The Chiesa di San Marco Evangelista is open during the day and can be visited free of charge. Check the current visiting arrangements before your visit, as opening hours may change. Alongside its collections and bell-making craft, the town offers specific stops for a walk through its churches and lanes.

Cheese, Confectionery and Local Production

Caciocavallo di Agnone is made from cow’s milk, shaped into its characteristic pear shape and aged for between three months and one year. This long range of ageing times is itself an interesting feature of this local cheese. Many dairies offer tours of their cheese-making facilities and ageing cellars by prior reservation; confirm availability with the individual business.

Tours can also be booked at Agnone’s pastry shops and confectionery businesses. Check availability directly with the business concerned. When planning your trip, you can choose between learning about cheese-making and visiting confectionery producers.

The Verrino and Its Surroundings

The Verrino is a stream whose flow can become very strong at times and which runs through Agnone, among other places. Outings can be taken along its banks. The area concerned is designated as a Natura 2000 Special Protection Area under code IT7222127F. So, alongside the historic centre, the river and the designated protected area offer further themes to explore during your stay.

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