Calitri (AV) - Mother Church of San Canio - Campania

To see it from afar, it seems to observe those models of houses that are placed in particular mechanical cribs; it is a natural wonderland...#tuttitaly

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Calitri rises along the banks of the Ofanto River in the province of Avellino. The village, located on a hill 601 m above sea level, has 4457 inhabitants.

Looking at it from afar, one observes those models of houses placed in particular mechanical cribs.

It is a natural wonderland. Some of its streets, which rise and fall from the mountain, are so narrow that they do not even allow the passage of cars.

The first traces of human presence in the Calitri area date back to the Neolithic. To this period belong some tools in polished flint preserved in the Irpinia museum in Avellino. However, it became an actual urban settlement starting in the 13th century. It was first subjected to the Lombard and Norman and then Swabian administrations in the medieval period. These brought to these lands a period of relative well-being and stability.

In the following centuries, the fiefdom with its castle on top of the hill passed from one dynasty to another. The village became a landmark of some importance until the disastrous earthquake at the end of the 17th century, which destroyed the ancient castle and a large part of the town.

Until recently, although characterized by ancient buildings of incredible beauty and value, with arches, loggias and balconies, coats of arms, and other "treasures," the village was close to decay. It is at the center of an essential urban recovery project today.

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