Gioia Sannitica
2 places
CastlesCastello di Gioia Sannitica (Gioia Vecchia)
Gioia Sannitica (CE)
One of the best-preserved fortified villages in Campania, because after it was abandoned in the 1300s nobody ever lived there again. The wood reaches right up to the gate, and legend has it the janare (Benevento witches) gathered within these walls.
- Sacred art
Chiesa rupestre e Grotta di San Michele di Curti
Gioia Sannitica (CE)
At 450 metres, under a natural arch draped in holm oaks, a Lombard rock shelter guards Byzantine frescoes that time had hidden under plaster. The altar is lit once a year, on 8 May.