In Mercogliano, in the province of Avellino, there is a well-preserved medieval village, with narrow streets that sometimes open onto spaces from which you can enjoy the view below. Capocastello has a charm that has remained unchanged over time, with various architectural legacies to admire, including the suggestive medieval castle, destroyed by a terrible fire in 1656 and whose ruins are visible today, restored in the past but unfortunately left in total neglect for several years. Today it is p read more
In Mercogliano, in the province of Avellino, there is a well-preserved medieval village, with narrow streets that sometimes open onto spaces from which you can enjoy the view below. Capocastello has a charm that has remained unchanged over time, with various architectural legacies to admire, including the suggestive medieval castle, destroyed by a terrible fire in 1656 and whose ruins are visible today, restored in the past but unfortunately left in total neglect for several years. Today it is possible to admire only a tower and parts of the city walls. There are numerous churches, including the Church of San Pietro and Paolo; the Church of San Francesco, built in the 17th century, richly decorated with polychrome marble, floral stucco and a precious wooden choir that runs along the nave of the church; the Church of the Immaculate Conception, which dates back to between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th; and finally the Antiquarium, inaugurated in 2009, which was recognised as being of regional interest and houses archaeological finds dating back to the Angevin-Aragonese period. read less
