Associazione Pro Loco Carapelle

Inside the historical center are present two consecrated churches one of which, a parish to-day, is of little architectonic value, because over the years has been subjected to debatable enlargements and modifications which don’t allow to identify the original plant.

The other, originally attached to a Franciscan convent, is of valuable construction with an imposing barocco altar enriched with paintings of clear Florentine School that goes back to the 1.400.

Not far from the historical center rises the old parish church of San Vittorino, recently restructured but now stripped of the interesting altars, pavement and ornaments which originally used to make it very precious. Well preserved, instead, is the portal on the back façade.

A little down the road of San Vittorino is church we find the Chiesetta della Madonna delle Grazie built, like the other two “cunicella”, on the roads to access the Village with contributions of devoted emigrants.

In the inner part of the Village, is located the small private church of San Michele, another private church was located inside a noblemanis house but, unfortunately, was changed into a living quarter.

On a hill, about two kilometres from town rises the church dedicated to the Patron Saint of Carapelle “San Pancrazio Martire” once the object of pilmigrage for those who asked favours and comfort for body pains with prayers and they used to massage the body parts with the “olio santo” spouting from a stone inside the church.

On another hill, close to the cemetery, there is a small church consecrated to San Vincenzo, with a very interesting portal.

Very close to town there is a beautiful “fonte” (underground spring) which origins go back, for sure, before the origins of the town; next to it rises an old circular tower whose function was that of a lookout.

In the historical center there is an old oil-mill; what is noteworthy about it is an oak beam which is 12 meters long and 80x80 sideways; still in very good conditions.

The original wall surrounding the town is still visible to-day in many parts of the inhabited area, it also defines the historical center. Still visible to-day, are the three doors that give access to town, whereas a fourth door has been torn down in the late medieval to give the new urban look.

The historical center is formed by houses called “a torre” (towers) with the access to the various floor placed at different levels because of the inclination of the streets, whereas the first or second floor are next to each other or on top or underneath the room of another attached house.

Many streets are surmounted by arches of various forms, dimensions and for different purposes. Some arches support rooms of the houses, while others serve as a contrast to buildings next to each other.