Some Treasures of Avellino, Italy

Avellino is a little city in Sud Italy known to many persons as a hometown of the singer Madonna. Not many tourists know about the many interesting attractions they could discover if they would stay some days here. Though the best choice would be to rent a car if you decide to have your vacation there because many interesting places to visit are difficult to reach without a car.

First of all, you could visit the archeological museum where there are some really rare examples of the artworks of the pre-historical inhabitants of this region. They were afraid of the forces of nature, Earth and were devoted to an interesting deity named Mefiti. Not too far from Avellino you can observe a very strange place: it's a kind of mud pond that boils and venomous steams go out from it. This steams have no odor or color and it's impossible to understand you are poisoned and are dying. This is why the place has a fence around it and is possible to observe it only from the high of the hill.

Votive statues you can see in the museum of Avellino can tell interesting stories: they were thrown in the mud of the pond and the deity turns them back after some days. The wooden pieces become resistant to severe weather and time conditions and the metal pieces become clean and shining.

The second place to visit near Avellino is the holy mount with one of the most important Benedictine monasteries of Italy. The famous Holy Shrine was hidden here for some time during the WWII and you can see a big hall dedicated to it there. The monastery is probably the third important after Montecassino and nearby Badia of Cava dei Tirreni. This monastery is not only an important sanctuary absolutely to visit for the believers, but there is an astonishing picture of Madonna that will convert to Christentum everybody who sees it.

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