Tasting Molise 2026-27
CAMPOBASSO - SEPINO - ISERNIA - AGNONE - PIETRABBONDANTE - TERMOLI - VENAFRO
Tasting Molise 2026-27 is a Guiness Travel escorted group tour in Italy: 5 days by coach, with a tour leader from Italy. Participation fee from 1.180,00 € per person. Required document: Identity card.
Tasting Molise 2026-27
CAMPOBASSO - SEPINO - ISERNIA - AGNONE - PIETRABBONDANTE - TERMOLI - VENAFRO

5 days starting from
1.180,00 €
The departure dates for this tour have not been published yet: contact us for information.
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- Truffle Experience with light lunch
- 2 light lunches with tastings of truffles, cheeses and dairy products in a historic cellar
- 1 traditional lunch with wine tasting
- 1 wine tasting
- assorted tastings of local produce
- drinks included with meals
- exclusive travel with a maximum of 30 people
Why this tour?
- to combine art, gastronomy, experiences and wellbeing
- to taste outstanding produce: olive oil, wines, truffles and cheeses
- to savour a magical region at a slow pace
Description
The Bosco degli Abeti Soprani, the Forest of the Tall Firs, is a place cloaked in charm and ancestral mystery, where you can still hear the echo of the hunting parties of the men who peopled these lands as far back as 200,000 years ago, and the sinister howl of the wolf, lord of the forests. We are not talking about Norse sagas, warriors and battles of bygone ages – even if the atmosphere evoked by these unspoilt places seems, as if by some dark spell, to have taken shape from the pages of Tolkien – but about one of the most fascinating settings of Alto Molise, Pescopennataro, the “village of firs and stone”. Perched on a rocky spur at an altitude of about 1,200 metres, on an impregnable natural fortress overlooking the entire Sangro valley, this delightful mountain village stands on the border between Abruzzo and Molise, in a sort of Middle-earth, to stay with the Tolkien theme. The village is literally immersed in an extensive wooded area, almost swallowed up by forests of silver fir that are among the most important in the whole central-southern Apennines. Mighty and rare specimens of silver fir, imposing beeches, springs and streams of crystal-clear water, like those of Rio Verde, gushing from the bowels of the mountain, expanses of high-altitude pasture: this is the extraordinary sight offered by Pescopennataro, an unmissable stop for visitors who appreciate the landscape and natural heritage that only the highest reaches of Molise, at these latitudes, can offer. It is a mountain resort for hiking and walking, climbing the marked trails that cross the Bosco degli Abeti Soprani and lead to the hermitage of San Luca, an evocative little church built against a rock face, in a panoramic spot from which you can enjoy a magnificent view. The changing seasons alter the canvas painted by Nature: the luxuriant riot of tones and shades of green in spring and summer gives way to the warm hues of autumn, when the chromatic fantasies of the forest convey feelings that are hard to capture in ink, ending with the pure, dazzling white of the snow. A place to visit in every season: to be enjoyed in winter with winter sports, but also in summer, with hikes and climbs on the rock faces, in autumn, in search of mushrooms and truffles, and in spring, to witness the miracle of Nature repeating itself. The village of firs, but also of stone, where the eternal and immutable elements, the rocks, mingle with the finite nature of human life and culture and become artefacts, works of art, unique pieces of inert matter that take on life and form under the skilled hands of the “pescolano” stonemason. A way, perhaps, of mastering Nature while living in respectful symbiosis with it, shaping the rock and fashioning tools and implements from the very material of the spur overlooking the Sangro on which the ancestors chose to build the first houses of Pescopennataro.
Itinerary
Day 1 · 250 km.
ROME – NAPLES – SEPINO-ALTILIA “a little Roman town in Molise” – CASALCIPRANO – CAMPOBASSO
Departure from your chosen departure point - lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, guided visit of the Archaeological Park of Sepino, a hidden place of rare and poignant beauty, and of the Open-Air Museum of Rural Memory in Casalciprano - in the evening, check-in at the hotel in Campobasso - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Campobasso by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.
Day 2 · 80 km.
TRUFFLE EXPERIENCE & CAMPOBASSO
Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – in the morning, the Truffle Experience (a truffle hunt in the woods accompanied by expert dogs, and a visit to an artisan workshop producing truffle specialities) - tasting lunch based on freshly gathered truffles paired with Molise DOC wines - in the afternoon, visit of Campobasso (the Murat-era town centre, the Romanesque churches of San Giorgio and San Bartolomeo, and the Samnite Museum) – in the late afternoon, return to the hotel - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 3 · 190 km.
ALTO MOLISE “the triumph of nature” PIETRABBONDANTE – AGNONE – PESCOPENNATARO – CAPRACOTTA
Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – visit of Pietrabbondante (Samnite archaeological complex) and Agnone (the Marinelli Pontifical Bell Foundry, churches and the historic centre) – light lunch with tastings of cheeses and dairy products, and a visit to a historic cellar and a tufa cave where the cheeses are matured – Pescopennataro, ”the village of firs and stone” – continuation to Capracotta along a scenic road through the Bosco degli Abeti Soprani, with a stop on the plateau of Prato Gentile at an altitude of 1,600 metres, where a pause is a must to admire a splendid and unspoilt mountain environment – Capracotta (the Apennine Flora Garden and the village) - in the evening, return to the hotel in Campobasso - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 4 · 190 km.
BASSO MOLISE “villages, wine tasting, the sea” - LARINO & TERMOLI
Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – departure for Basso Molise along the Biferno valley floor – spectacular viaducts follow, and we cross Lake Guardialfiera, formed by the construction of the dam of the same name - visit of Larino (the historic centre with the Cathedral, the Church of San Francesco, the Ducal Palace and the Roman amphitheatre) – visit of a winery & traditional lunch with tasting of DOC wines (a hands-on experience in the world of wine, partly in the vineyard to see the vines at close quarters and partly in the cellar, with a visit to the winemaking areas and the ageing rooms, tastings straight from the barrel and, finally, a tasting menu at the table made up of a series of local products and dishes paired with DOC and IGT wines) and Termoli (a stroll through the Borgo Vecchio, one of the most beautiful old quarters in Italy, enclosed by ancient walls and set on a rocky promontory looking straight out to sea, with the Cathedral at its heart, a national monument in the Romanesque style, and the Swabian Castle – exterior –) - in the evening, return to the hotel in Campobasso - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.
Day 5 · 230 km.
CAMPOBASSO – ISERNIA “Palaeolithic Museum” – VENAFRO – ROME
Breakfast at the hotel – guided visit of Isernia (the Palaeolithic Museum and the Fontana Fraterna) and Venafro (Pandone Castle) – lunch at leisure – continuation for the journey home - arrival in the evening.
Prices
- return journey by luxury GT coach
- accommodation in 4-star hotels on a half-board basis as per the programme
- buffet breakfasts
- 2 light lunches
- 1 traditional lunch with tasting of DOC wines
- 1 wine tasting
- drinks included with meals
- taxes, VAT
- tour leader for the entire duration of the tour
- evening excursions
entrance fees (daytime and evening) and anything not expressly indicated.
Entrance fees
Sepino: Archaeological Park - Casalciprano: Museum of Rural Memory - Campobasso: Samnite Museum - Pietrabbondante: Samnite archaeological complex - Agnone: Marinelli Pontifical Bell Foundry - Capracotta: Apennine Flora Garden - Isernia: Palaeolithic Museum - Venafro: Pandone Castle.
Please note:
Fees, in some cases inclusive of compulsory booking and pre-purchase charges and of group discounts where applicable: €25.00
Entrance fees may change after the catalogue is published.
Our hotels
CAMPOBASSO
HOTEL SAN GIORGIO – HOTEL CENTRUM PALACE or similar, 4-star
Info and schedule
Bus departure times and places
| CASERTA | 12:30 | |
| FROSINONE | 11:15 | |
| NAPOLI | 13:00 | |
| ROMA | 10:00 |
N.B. The planned visits may be switched between days according to museum opening hours or for operational reasons, but the programme remains unchanged.
On request, departures are possible from the other motorway exits along the A1.
Please note:
- It is possible to travel by Frecciarossa high-speed train from any Italian city on the same day and conveniently start the tour from Rome Tiburtina or Naples Central station.
- Passengers are kindly requested to be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure.
- Times are subject to slight changes, which will be communicated in the Departure Notice.
- Required document: Identity card
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the tour?
The tour lasts 5 days by coach, with a Guiness tour leader from Italy.
How much does it cost?
The individual participation fee starts from 1.180,00 € by coach.
What does the price include?
return journey by luxury GT coach; accommodation in 4-star hotels on a half-board basis as per the programme; buffet breakfasts; 2 light lunches; 1 traditional lunch with tasting of DOC wines; 1 wine tasting; drinks included with meals; taxes, VAT; tour leader for the entire duration of the tour; evening excursions
What is not included in the price?
entrance fees (daytime and evening) and anything not expressly indicated.
Which documents are required?
Identity card
Can I cancel?
Cancel without penalty up to 45 days in advance
How do I book a Guiness tour?
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How to bookHow do I pay for the tour (deposit and balance)?
Payment terms (deposit and balance) are set out in the quote; we accept the main payment methods.
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