Gallicchio.
This village is situated on a hill in the River Agri
Valley. In the past it was in an area called ‘Gallicchio
Vetere’.
After its destruction by the Saracens, the few inhabitants
who escaped the disaster found refuge on the rocks
of the ‘Fosso dei Monaci’, creating what
is now Gallicchio. This village was owned by several
feudal lords up to the Barons Attolini, whose imposing
‘Palazzo Baronale’ is in the village.
Its name seems to come from ‘Galli ictus’,
that in Latin means ‘cock that throws’.
The town’s coat of arms is a cock holding an
arrow, ready to throw it.
Inside the Church of the Madonna del Carmine there
is a painting representing the ‘Madonna del
Carmine’, 1613, and a fresco of Sant’Anna
and the Holy Virgin. The area around is rich with
vineyards and olive groves that offer very good wine
and high quality oil.
