The Ancient Italic Porchetta from Campli.

The high quality of local meat carefully selected,the measured and wise usage of the spice not to cover their flavors, a unmistakable crispy crust obtained from a slow baking, the fragrance of the sandwich, makes it the Queen of the Abruzzo Street Food: we are  talking about the Ancient Italic Porchetta from Campli.

PROGRAM:

Visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Campli: in the first part of the Guided Tour will examine in depth the theme of  ArcheoFood, discovering the culinary culture and the relationship between man and food in the time of Pretuzi, an ancient people who - more than 3000 years ago - inhabited  the Campli area and after whom the Abruzzo region has been named.

Meeting a Master Porchettaio Camplese: Campli can in fact boast the very first Porchetta in history. Even the municipal statutes of 1575, renewed for want of Margaret of Austria, regulated the raising of pigs as well as the trade of Porchetta outside the Campli territory (fora del nostro territorio). We will admire the skill of one of the oldest Masters Porchettai Camplesi, and we will try to unravel the secrets of the Ancient Italic Porchetta from Campli preparation. And to follow a tasting of this Campli's culinary excellence.

Guided tour to the Art City of Campli: visit  to the artistic beauty of Campli; especially the former Cathedral of Santa Maria in Platea, with its wonderful and completely painted, wooden ceiling dated back to 1700, and the medieval crypt  with frescoes dating 1330-1340 ca. And a must is the visit to the Scala Santa (Holy Staicase), one of the few in the world acknowledge  by Church.