The legend of Saint Marciano is a legacy of cultural and ethical value that the citizens of Frigento preserve jealously in their conscience. After the Council of Ephesus, which definitively had ratified the deposition of the bishop Julian of Eclanum, Pope Leo the Great wanted to nominate bishop of that Diocese a young...
Maybe not everyone knows that, in the Decameron by Boccaccio, three of the one hundred novellas have as protagonists people from Salerno: a merchant from Ravello, a prince of Salerno and his daughter and a master of the Schola Medica Salernitana. The first of these is told in the second day by Lauretta and has as...
Il simbolo del Santuario di Vicoforte è la sua cupola ellittica, fra le più grandi al mondo. Progettata dall’architetto Francesco Gallo nella prima metà del Settecento, la cupola si staglia contro il cielo di Vicoforte (Cn). L’interno del Santuario è costituito da un’unica navata centrale. Al suo interno si trova un...
Maiori is one among the many gems embellishing the Amalfi Coast. This gem is set between the sea and mountains- between the copious characteristic beaches, one of which is actually the longest volcanic beach in the entire Coast, and the Lattari Mountains. Maiori lacks for nothing: it has astonishingly beautiful bays-...
Visiting Gesualdo, the entrance porticos of the ancient residential area appear characteristic. This area develops around the medieval castle with its characteristic concentric circular shape. Among narrow lanes, alleys and passages, the ancient village of Gesualdo offers to the sight suggestions and impressive...
In Rocca San Felice, there is the suggestive archaeological area of the Ansanto Valley, also called Mephitis. The scenery is that of an arid and desolate flat area of grayish color with yellow stains (sulfur), without vegetation. Under a precipice, there is the little lake called Mephitis, characterized by the gases...
The archaeological Underwater Park of Baia represents a unique example in the Mediterranean environment of archaeological and naturalistic underwater protection. In order to explain the Underwater Park of Baia, first of all, it is necessary to know the reason why this area today stays under the sea level. In fact, we...
San Leucio is a hamlet of the municipality of Caserta, whose fame is linked to the manufacture of silk. This manufacture transformed a hunting residence into an industrial reality that generated principles of economic and social equality. The silk art in the area of Caserta has a really singular origin. In fact, the...
In Salerno, numerous legends are born during the time. Among these, an ancient one, covered by sacred and mystery, has as scenery Roccagloriosa. More precisely its hamlet Acquavena. The story tells about a shepherd who always lost his oxen, when he brought them to graze. The man, worried, thought there was a thief of...
In Ceccano there is the evocative Castle of the Counts that has its roots in ancient times. More precisely, in the VIII century A.D., the fortified tower, original heart of the entire structure, was erected. To simplify the reading, we can distinguish the history of the Castle of Ceccano into three building steps:...
