Calitri: AV
Calitri lies along the Ofanto valley, its tightly packed historic quarters climbing a steep, wooded hill in eastern Campania. This is Irpinia, a borderland between Campania, Basilicata and Puglia where the southern Apennines give the settlement a strongly terraced form. Stone houses, narrow lanes and retaining walls shape the old borgo, while newer buildings spread onto gentler ground nearby. Calitri is noted for its local ceramics, a craft expressed in painted majolica and sustained by workshops and community events. Its position above the valley introduces a less urban, inland side of Campania, far from the coastal cities more commonly associated with the region.
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Around Calitri, the terrain is a succession of cultivated hills in the southern Apennines, which has shaped both its compact hilltop layout and agricultural economy. The town overlooks the valley of the Ofanto River in eastern Campania, close to the regional borders with Basilicata and Puglia. In the older Borgo Castello quarter, narrow lanes and tightly grouped homes follow the steep contours of the site. Calitri was heavily affected by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, and reconstruction remains part of its modern identity. It is also associated with a longstanding local tradition of ceramics. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Campania connects with neighbouring regions.
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