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INFO: Altitude: 490 m a.s.l
hillside * Population: ca. 2700 inhabitants
-- Zip/postal code: 83032 -- Phone Area Code: 0825
* How to reach it: Autostrada Napoli - Bari, exit Grottaminarda, then take the SS90 of Puglie for 10 Km toward Avellino until getting the cross that goes to Bonito * Patron Saint: San Bonito * Frazioni & Località:
Beatrice, Cinquegrana, Grieci, Maleprandi, Masiello Tordiglione, Morroni
HISTORY:
According to scholars, the name of Bonito derives from the cult of Saint Bonito, a French bishop that lived during the 7th century. In France there are at least 12 towns that have his name. Later this Saint was known also in Italy where a Roman family built two chapels in Amalfi and Ravello. From this family the name of Bonito passed to the Castle and the village surrounding it.
WHAT TO SEE
The parish Church of the Assunta: Inside the tomb of S. Crescenzo, an 11-year-old martyr that died during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletianus (284-305 AD).
Sanctuary of Maria SS. Della Neve: located in Morroni, the modern sanctuary was built in the place where a lady holding a child appeared to some farmers during the 6th century AD
Church of S. Antonio and the franciscan Convent, with a restored baroque façade. Inside a 17th-century wooden chorus. To be visited also the convent with its cloister and central water cistern.
Museum of Civiltà Contadina
Appiano Bridge, built in about 312 B.C. to make the via Appia proceeding toward Apulia. "Gate" of Irpinia, the bridge was in use between 312 B.C. and 1053 AD.
Norman Tower
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