On the hill above Mercato San Severino sprawl the ruins of the Sanseverino castle, one of the largest fortified complexes in southern Italy: three rings of walls attesting the power of the family that took its name from here and for centuries ran half the Kingdom of Naples.
Below the stronghold, the "Mercato" in the town's name tells the other story — a trading crossroads of the Irno valley, now reinforced by the nearby university campus of Fisciano. The Salerno-province municipality counts 22,036 residents and remains the natural passage between Salerno and the Nocera plain.
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Next up: Saint Roch, patron of a town linked to the «Ciuccio e Fuoco» tradition, Monday 16 August
Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 39 km away
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📅 Every year, on 16 August
Mercato San Severino celebrates Saint Roch on 16 August; in the hamlet of Acigliano, since time immemorial, on the night of 15 August, the traditional «Ciuccio e Fuoco» is held, an appendix to the solemn celebrations in honour of the Assumption.
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Outside Mercato San Severino, but an easy day trip away.
