On the coat of arms there is a crowned crane holding a stone in its raised claw: the old symbol of vigilance, since a crane that falls asleep drops the stone and wakes itself. The name says the same thing: here, on the hill of La Motta, the Lombards put a fortress to keep watch over Campochiaro.
The village, 787 residents, lies at the foot of Monte Mutria, and its woods and gorges have been a WWF oasis since 1997: extended later into the territory of Campochiaro, it reaches 3,135 hectares, the second largest in Italy. Of the old church little is left: the 1805 earthquake brought it down, and San Nicola was rebuilt in neoclassical style.
Oasi naturale di Guardiaregia-Campochiaro
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Next up: Saint Nicholas of Bari, patron of a town rebuilt after the earthquake, Sunday 9 May
Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 65 km away
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📅 Every year, on 9 May
Guardiaregia celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 9 May; his medieval church was destroyed by the 1805 earthquake and rebuilt in Neoclassical style, with a three-nave basilica plan, at the foot of Monte Mutria in the Matese massif.
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Outside Guardiaregia, but an easy day trip away.
