Scapoli is the village of the zampogna: the bagpipes are still made by hand here, and since 1975 the last weekend of July brings people from half of Europe for the festival. There are two bagpipe museums, and an old quarrel runs between them: one shows reproductions, the other, kept by the master craftsmen, real instruments, some of them from Scotland, Romania and Turkey.
The village, 758 residents, was founded by the monks of San Vincenzo al Volturno who had fled the Saracens: in the Chronicon Vulturnense it is the Castrum Scappili. During the war Scapoli found itself on the Gustav line, and it was here that the Italian Liberation Corps was formed, which fought on nearby Monte Marrone.
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📅 Every year, on 23 April, with the Bonfire of Saint George lit on the evening of the 22nd
Scapoli celebrates Saint George on 23 April; on the evening of 22 April, bonfires are lit in various hamlets in honour of the protector saint, while the town is known worldwide for its bagpipe tradition and the museum dedicated to it.
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Outside Scapoli, but an easy day trip away.
