Frigento Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune
About Frigento
Frigento is in centralIrpinia, on the top of a large hill at a height of 911 m a.s.l. Frigento dominates from above the wide Ufita valley to the north and the Fredane basin to the south. Its territory extends over about40km(15sqmi). The town is called the Balcony of Irpinia, for its panorama from which you can see 5 regions and 11 provinces. It is about 40 km fromAvellinoand about 100 km fromNaples. The territory of Frigento has numerous findings from the Palaeolithic era, mainly made of flint or "Frigento stone", made up, among other things, of siliceous schists, silicate red pelites and silicate marls. Animal fossil remains, associated with human artifacts, testify to an ancient frequentation of the area. The town of Frigento emerged to the honors of history in 441; in that year at the
Top Attractions in Frigento
Explore the best things to see and do in Frigento:
- ★Archaeological Museum
- ★Il Parco
- ★Madonna del Buon Consiglio Sanctuary
- ★Palazzo De Leo
- ★Panoramica Limiti Urban Park
- ★"Pina Famiglietti" art collection
- ★Purgatory Church
- ★Roman cisterns
Where to Eat in Frigento
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Agriturismo Colle Irpino
- 🍴Agriturismo Fontana Madonna
- 🍴Bar Cancelliere
- 🍴Bar pasticceria Dolci Sospetti
- 🍴Bar Pasticceria G&G
- 🍴Caffè Vittoria
Where to Stay in Frigento
- 🏨Agriturismo Colle Irpino
- 🏨Agriturismo Fontana Madonna
- 🏨Borgo San Rocco 37
- 🏨Camper area
- 🏨Ginestra Country House
Frigento Travel Guide Sections
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