The crunchy ‘Zitella’ Apple of the hills of Avellino and Benevento In the hill and mountain areas of Avellino and Benevento, we still find, in the mixed orchards of familiar kind, very vigorous trees of the ‘Zitella’ (spinster) apple, a cultivar once largely spread, along with other traditional varieties. Its fruit is...
In the heart of the Apennine of Campania, between the provinces of Avellino and Salerno, there is a geographical area of high strategic importance from the natural and territorial point of view: it is the Regional Park of the Monti Picentini. This park is a protected natural area instituted in 1995 and takes its name...
The Cipolla Ramata of Montoro, precious bulb hailing from the zone of Montoro Inferiore The Cipolla Ramata of Montoro (coppery onion), in province of Avellino, takes its name from the coppery luminous reflections of its ‘skin’; the ‘spherical’ shape can be similar to a spinning top or flatter, inside the thick...
This article is an invitation to discover dishes and typical products of the province of Avellino. Then, this is an invitation to taste these superb dishes in the little restaurants of the old town center of Avellino. The generosity of nature towards Irpinia is seen entirely when we sit at table. The variety and the...
Laceno is set in a landscape of extraordinary beauty among woods, streams and majestic mountain ranges, boasting a very rich naturalistic heritage where the lake finds its space. Laceno Lake is surrounded by peaks that are higher than 1500 meters, the most interesting ones according to a geological profile and for the...
