Device for dispensing beverages from capsules

A machine for preparing beverages from capsules, said machine having a vertical axis, said machine comprising a dispensing assembly comprising:

• containing means for containing a capsule, comprising a first element and a second element movable one respect to the other to define, in a closed position, a chamber for extracting the capsule, according to an axis of said containing means;
• guiding means for inserting the capsule inside said assembly, and for retaining it in an intermediate position, different from the extraction position of the beverage;
• and
• ducts for feeding an infusion fluid into said capsule and dispensing a beverage from said capsule,
• wherein said axis of the containing means of the capsule is tilted with respect to the vertical axis of the machine of an angle lower than 45 degrees, and
• wherein said capsule is retained by the guiding means in said intermediate position above the second element of the containing means and spaced out therefrom.