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Church · Gesualdo (AV)

Church of the Santissimo Rosario in Gesualdo

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 687 m
Church of the Santissimo Rosario in Gesualdo
Photo: gianfranco.vitolo · CC BY 2.0 · resized

A church in the village of Gesualdo whose bell tower marks the finish of the famous Flight of the Angel.

Among Gesualdo's churches, the Santissimo Rosario plays a special role in village life. Its bell tower is the end point of the cable of the Volo dell'Angelo (Flight of the Angel), which starts from the castle's north-east tower and crosses more than a hundred metres of sky above Piazza Neviera.We suggest visiting Gesualdo on the last Sunday of August, when this tradition with 19th-century origins is renewed: it is a moment of great emotion and participation. We also enjoy discovering the church on quieter days, on a stroll through the village that was the fief of the prince of madrigals, between the castle, the mother church and the lanes of the centre.

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