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Church · Forino (AV)

Sanctuary of San Nicola da Bari

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 423 m
Sanctuary of San Nicola da Bari
Photo: Gianfranco Vitolo · CC BY 2.0 · resized

In Forino's Castello quarter, the sanctuary of the patron Saint Nicholas stands among the remains of the old feudal walls.

On the hill of Forino's Castello quarter, at about 500 metres, we find the sanctuary of Saint Nicholas, the bishop of Myra and the town's patron saint, whose cult probably arrived with the Byzantines. The building stands within the remains of the walls of the feudal castle and has been enlarged and restored several times over the years.Inside is a large statue of the saint, donated in 1910 by the faithful after the 19th-century cholera epidemics. We then love strolling through the narrow alleys of the quarter, an old fortified settlement with clustered houses and glimpses of the valley: we suggest climbing up at a leisurely pace and enjoying the view.

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