The patron of Craco is Saint Nicholas and the feast falls on the second Saturday of October.
It carries a story unlike any other. In 1963 the historic centre began to empty because of a landslide, and by the early 1980s it was a ghost town: the houses vacant, the alleys still. That very condition has made Craco a destination, and the town goes on celebrating its patron even though the old settlement has no inhabitants left.