Frigento
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Known as the Balcony of Irpinia, Frigento sits on a broad hilltop at 911 metres, and from the Via Panoramica Limiti the view takes in five regions. George Berkeley and Edward Lear both came to admire it. The village was a bishop's seat until 1818, and its old lanes wind around the former cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, past noble houses with carved stone doorways.
Highlights
- Via Panoramica Limiti, a 500-metre walk with views over five regions
- Former cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, with Roman finds in its crypt
- The Roman cisterns, four tunnels at the top of the hill
- Palazzo De Leo, home to the civic library and archaeological museum
- Church of San Marciano, dedicated to the patron saint
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Frigento (IT), Frigento (EN)), Wikivoyage (Frigento (IT), Frigento (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 3,462
Things to see
- ancient Roman cistern (IT)
- Local food: Pecorino di Carmasciano PAT
Events through the year
- Misteri di FrigentoLife-size statues of the Passion shown in the former cathedral, since 1855
- Feast of Our Lady of Good CounselFeast with a fair at Piano della Croce
- Feast of Saint MarcianPatron's feast with a fair and music in the old centre
- People Involvement FestivalIndie and alternative rock festival, held since 2010
- Feast of the AssumptionAt Piano della Croce and in the old centre
- Feast of Saint RochProcession with straw-decorated grain measures carried on the head
- Accordion festivalLocal accordion players perform at Piano della Croce, since 1991
- CicerchiamoSlow Food tasting of dishes made with cicerchia, a local legume
- Threshing and grain festivalAt Pila ai Piani, Tre Masserie district, in the municipality
- Tirata dei Carri CovoniOx carts decked with woven wheat follow the Madonna in procession
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Frigento), Wikivoyage (Frigento). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Irpinia Colline dell'UfitaOlive oilExtra virgin oil from the Ravece variety
- Agnello di CarmascianoLocal produceLamb raised on pastures near the sulphurous mefite
- Carmasciano pecorino and ricottaCheeseSheep cheeses from ewes fed on sulphur-rich herbs
- Menesta maritataDishChicory, savoy cabbage and borage with pork sausage
- Grass peasLocal produceLegume used for flour, bread, pasta and soups
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Where to sleep
2 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 2
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Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme di Villamaina · ~10 min by car
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Nearby member villages
- Gesualdo · 2.3 km
- Nusco · 14 km
- Zungoli · 15 km
- Savignano Irpino · 26 km
- Summonte · 30 km