Raiano: Guided Walking Tour with Olive Oil & Gelato Tasting
Explore Raiano on a guided walking tour. See historic murals, visit the San Venanzio Nature Reserve, and enjoy an olive oil and gelato tasting at Bar Aterno.
A 69 km driving loop from Barisciano, published by the Gran Sasso park, through Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Castel del Monte and Calascio. The park suggests buying Canestrato at a farm shop in Castel del Monte and stopping at the Campo Imperatore cooperative's dairy on the way back.
An aged Farindola is mushroomy and hay-scented and only mildly piquant. A dry Montepulciano d'Abruzzo meets those woodland notes with its fruit, and the moist sheep's-milk paste softens the wine's tannin.
A canestrato aged beyond a year is creamy yet piquant, with chestnut and spice. A full-bodied riserva has the weight to match it, and its tannin is softened by the fat of the paste.
Young Pecorino di Atri, eaten at about 10 days, is soft, white and faintly acidic. A Trebbiano d'Abruzzo with high acidity echoes that and keeps the pairing light and fresh.
Address: Barisciano (AQ), start and finish of the loop, Abruzzo
Explore Raiano on a guided walking tour. See historic murals, visit the San Venanzio Nature Reserve, and enjoy an olive oil and gelato tasting at Bar Aterno.
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