Santa Lucia Di Serino: Springs, Art and History

Santa Lucia Di Serino lies in the Alta Valle del fiume Sabato at an elevation of about 400 metres above sea level. Monte Faggeto separates the town from Volturara Irpina and gives its location a clear geographical orientation. As you explore the town, you will encounter a range of themes: the history of the aqueducts, sacred art, a house museum and the memory of transhumance. You can shape your stay around your interests, balancing landscape and culture.

Waterways with far-reaching destinations

The Roman Acquedotto Romano in the hamlet of Acquara used local springs to carry water as far as the military port of Miseno. This makes the aqueduct’s function especially clear: its history connects the local springs with a specific destination in the Roman water supply system.

Another connection is with the SORGENTI ALTE “ACQUARO PELOSI”: these springs are associated with the Acquedotto Augusteo, the Acquedotto Sannitico and the Acquedotto di Serino. The Acquedotto di Serino was inaugurated in 1885 and built over four years to carry drinking water to Naples. The destinations of Miseno and Naples give you a concrete sense of the different places connected with the history of the aqueducts.

Churches and works of art

The Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo was rebuilt in 1634 after collapsing as a result of the 1631 eruption of Vesuvius. The Chiesa Madre dei Santissimi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo houses a Pietà by Solimena. A wooden statue of the saint is kept in the Chiesa di San Rocco. The churches thus bring together architectural history and different forms of religious art.

The Monastero delle Clarisse di Santa Maria della Sanità is also associated with significant works of art. During restoration work, frescoes and wooden statues were uncovered there, attributed, among others, to Michele Ricciardi, Giacomo Colombo and Nicola Fumo. If you are focusing on art, this offers a different way to explore the town than its aqueduct history: here, the works and their artistic attributions take centre stage.

Casa Museo and family history

The Casa Museo San Giuseppe Moscati is located in Palazzo Moscati, a historic 16th-century residence of Giuseppe Moscati’s family. The rooms are furnished in keeping with the tastes of their respective periods. On display are furniture, art and household objects, photographs, and original documents belonging to family members. The combination of a historic residence and personal belongings offers a distinctive way to explore the family’s history.

The Casa Museo also includes a rose garden.

Landscape, historic routes and planning

A tratturo once connected Santa Lucia Di Serino with Volturara Irpina and was used by Irpinian shepherds for the transhumance of livestock.

SITA bus routes are also relevant for regional travel planning: they run daily to nearby towns and to Avellino and Naples. Check the timetables before setting out if you would like to include these connections in your plans.

When choosing a holiday apartment, you can first consider which themes you would like to shape your stay: church art and museums, the history of water supply, or the landscape and its former uses.

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