Rivello

Two rival quarters shaped Rivello: the upper one loyal to the Latin-rite church of San Nicola, the lower to Greek-rite Santa Maria del Poggio, echoing the Lombards and Greeks who built the town. Its goldsmiths and coppersmiths once sent their work abroad, and when Rivello bought its freedom in 1719 the last lord also demanded salami every year.

Highlights

• The convent of Sant'Antonio, with Girolamo Todisco's frescoes of the Japanese martyrs
• The archaeological museum in the convent, with finds from the Noce and Lao valleys
• San Nicola di Bari and its 18th-century stone stairway
• Giovanni Todisco's Last Supper in the convent refectory
• Rivello's handmade salami, prized since the days of its feudal lords

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