Pietracupa, Province Campobasso, Molise, Italy

The little town, with its ancient, medieval center, rises on a rocky spur in a very picturesque position. the fiefdom belonged in 1269 to Ugo di Brianzio, then passed in the 14th century to the D'Alemagna, then to the Carafa, followed by the Gaetani and the Della Marra, until thelast feudal lords, the Francone family. A very impressive tradition, the "nducciata", is repeated on Christmas Eve, when the people of the village lit torches to "warm up Jesus".