Village
Old Village of Summonte
Borgo con palazzi cinquecenteschi a corte e portali monumentali, raccolto attorno alla torre angioina e documentato dal 1094.
Park · Summonte (AV)
Partenio Regional Park
- Visit: about 2 h
Regional park since 2002 spanning four provinces, with the peaks of Montevergine and Monte Avella, caves and fossils.
Established in 2002, the Partenio Regional Park embraces 22 municipalities in the provinces of Avellino, Benevento, Caserta and Naples, among the mountains and the Caudina, Sabato and Vallo di Lauro valleys. The main peaks are Montevergine, Monte Avella, the highest at almost 1,600 metres, and Ciesco Alto, while the Calore river skirts its northern sector.We are fascinated by the many caves and fossils scattered across the area, and by its history too: the Caudini and Hirpini lived here, and not far away the Samnites humiliated the Romans at the Caudine Forks. In the 12th century St William of Vercelli founded his first church here. We recommend exploring it on foot.
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More places in Summonte
Castle
Angevin Tower Castle Complex
Castrum Submontis: fortezza millenaria di Summonte con torre circolare longobarda ricostruita in età angioina.
Church
Oratory of the Santissimo Rosario in Summonte
Oratorio del Seicento con coro ligneo intagliato, altare in marmi policromi e tele del Settecento e dell'Ottocento.