It is an inner province, with no connection to the sea. Natural attractions include the Monti Piacentini and Partenio Regional Parks, together with two WWF sites, Valle della Caccia in Senerchia and the area around the Ofanto dam in Conza della Campania. Be sure to include the city, province and region of the photo, along with a short description. In the province of Avellino there are many archaeological Roman sites, with Aeclanum being the most important. ‘Peperone Quagliettano’, ‘cipolla ramata’ and Montoro’s artichoke, Volturara Irpina’s beans are some of the best examples of the characteristic products of this land, flavours that delight the taste buds when eating a bean soup with the ‘friselle’, a ‘ciambottella’, or the Santa Lucia’s ‘cicci’. A mix of the charming, modern, and tried and true. The Province of Avellino (Italian : Provincia di Avellino) is a province in the Campania region of Southern Italy. Chiusano di San Domenico (AV) e il monte Tuoro.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.75 MB Some examples are: ‘capocollo’, ‘soppressata’, bacon and the ‘fiocco di prosciutto’. The Province of Avellino (Italian: Provincia di Avellino) is a province in the Campania region of Southern Italy. Folding Maps of Italy • Map of Avellino available from Our Heritage Scale 1:100.000, 70cm H x 90cm W Recommended Books Cities . Typical products are hazelnuts (one third of the whole Italian production), the chestnut of Montella, the renowned wines Aglianico, Taurasi, Greco and Fiano, cherries, cheeses (as the caciocavallo of Montella), the black truffle of Bagnoli Irpino, the olive oil of Ariano Irpino. An agricultural trade centre, Avellino manufactures food products, wine, felt hats, and woollen cloth. The area is characterized by numerous small towns and villages scattered across the province; only two towns have a population over 20,000: its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino. The distance from the sea, whose flavours are the trademark of the region’s cuisine, is balanced by the quality of the meat, especially ovine and pork. The town was seriously damaged by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. After the Lombard conquest of southern Italy, the ancient city was abandoned and a new settlement grew on the Terra hill, corresponding to the modern Avellino. Discovering every corner is an experience that will last in the memory forever. It has an area of 2,806 square kilometres (1,083 sq mi) and a total population of 427,310 in 2012. In the Middle Age, the County of Ariano was the first political body established in 1022 by the Normans in the South of Italy,[3] and there Roger II (crowned King of Sicily in the Cathedral of Avellino in 1130) promulgated in 1140 the Assizes of Ariano, the first legislative code of the Kingdom. Conquered by the Lombards in the 8th century and destroyed by the Holy Roman emperor Otto I the Great, Avellino passed in turn to the princely families of Balzo, Filangieri, and Caracciolo. Bonito is a comune in the Province of Avellino, in the Region of Campania, Italy. Updates? The site lies beside Saint Eleuterio hamlet, overlooking the Miscano Valley at an elevation of 575 m, about 15 km north of the modern Ariano Irpino, within Irpinia historical district. Old villages nestled in the green of the valleys that start at the base of the Partenio and Terminio Mountains, covered by beech, fir, oak and chestnut. Typical products are hazelnuts (one third of the whole Italian production), the chestnut of Montella, the renowned wines Aglianico, Taurasi, Greco and Fiano, cherries, cheeses (as the caciocavallo of Montella), the black truffle of Bagnoli Irpino, the olive oil of Ariano Irpino.