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Andrano has many interesting artistic monuments. The historical centre is very characteristic, with Interior of the Attarico Churchnarrow streets and the beautiful “case a corte”. The Castle was built in the 17th century on a thirteenth-century castle. In the past this castle was a defensive structure and was then changed in a palace. The Castle has a square plan and four interesting towers. Two towers have a cylindrical shape while the other two are square. The outside of the castle is decorated in Baroque style, inside there is a great courtyard. The Mother Church is dedicated to Sant'Andrea Apostolo and dates to the 18th century.  The church was built by the Caracciolos after a miraculous event that took place between the 16th  and the 17th  centuries when the village was saved from the Turk invasions. Inside this church the tourist can admire the grave of Giovanni Anthonio Saracino, who was killed byCourt of the Spinola-Caracciolo Castle the Turks while he was defending his village. The paintings of Our Lady of the Rosary and of St Domenico are very interesting. The façade is fine and sober, with a beautiful portal and a big window. The church has a Latin cross plan, some altars made in our local stone, statues of the saints and several paintings representing St Joseph, St Vito and St Andrea. The Basilian Crypt of the Attarico is outside the urban area and the tourist can admire the rests of ancient paintings on the walls. The protector of Andrano is St Mary of the Graces and the population celebrates her on August 2nd , 3rd , 4th  and 5th .

The nickname of the people of Andrano is “mangiabrufichi” that is “those who eat wild figs”. The fruits Attarico Churchof the wild figs are inedible  but they are necessary for pollination.

 

 

 

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