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Village · Montesano sulla Marcellana (SA)

Arenabianca

  • Visit: about 1 h 10 min
  • 653 m
Pictured: Montesano sulla Marcellana · Pietro De Fina, Pietrode, (it.wikipedia) · Public domain · resized

A sunny hamlet of Montesano that grew in the 17th century around the church of Santa Maria di Loreto, along the road to the Padula Charterhouse.

Arenabianca is a hamlet of Montesano sulla Marcellana with very ancient roots: in the Cafari area pre-Roman archaeological finds have come to light, and some historians link it to ancient Cauli, already marked on maps in the 16th century.The village took shape in the 17th century, when settlement spread beyond the medieval walls of the main town and gathered around the church of Santa Maria di Loreto, from 1628, then stretching along the road towards the Padula Charterhouse. That road created ties of dialect and tradition with Padula. We like its pleasant, sunny position, which drew several noble families here.

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