Bominaco is a hamlet of about 48 inhabitants the only one in the Italian municipality of Caporciano, in the province of L’Aquila, from whose town center it is about 1 km
A first walk to begin learning about the area.
In 5 minutes, continue past the bar/restaurant in Caporciano, exit the village and take the small road to the right at the first bend in the road to Bominaco. The comfortable shady trail initially proceeds on a false level, then veers slightly to the left, entering a beautiful pine forest where we encounter a steeper section. After about 300 meters of ascent, we meet another convenient path, which we take upstream, in the direction of Bominaco (on the opposite side we descend to Tussio-see the description of this variant at the bottom).
We climb until we descend into a pleasant little valley, from where the outline of Bominaco Castle is already visible. Continuing on, we pass by a tholos, an ancient stone shelter embellished with two contemporary seats created and placed by students of the Master of Architecture at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, and arrive at the village at the very part where its main attractions are located: the Church of St. Mary of the Assumption and theOratory of St. Peregrine, with its medieval frescoes.
Let’s take the time for the guided tour.
To complete the tour, in less than 15 minutes from theOratory of St. Peregrine one can climb to the castle, from which there is a fantastic view, and from there descend on the opposite side, visiting also the hermitageof St. Michael, carved into the rock.
We return to the Oratory through the small town, and past the Agri Ristoro Le Origini, where you can refresh yourself, with a coffee, snack or lunch depending on the time and schedule of the day.
From the Oratory, take the path that cuts through the mountain descending into the valley. We come out beside the cemetery from where, we can either descend into the village directly following the road, of very little traffic, or, having crossed the road, take a path that allows us a further stretch into the woods, passing another beautiful Tholos, before re-entering the road just outside the village.
Total duration: about 4 hours (two walking)
Variant via Tussio:
For the more athletic and hiking-motivated, crossing the Bominaco – Tussio trail, we can descend to Tussio, visit the beautiful village, exit the village upstream and take the trail behind the cemetery, which leads back to Bominaco. This lengthens the walk by a couple of hours.
- Agriristoro le Origini
Via Madonella, 2, 67020 Bominaco AQ
Phone: 0862 561483
