LAccording to legend, in the distant 1647 Scipione di Marzo , the progenitor of the family, left the hometown of  San Paolo Belsito, near Nola, to escape the plague that was raging in Europe, taking refuge in Tufo . Tradition has it that he brought with him the grapes of an ancient vine widespread on the Campania coast, called Greco di Nola . Over the centuries, […]

Avellino is a capital city and province in the Campania region. The whole area was completely devastated by the 6.9 Irpinia earthquake in 1980, leaving 250,000 homeless and almost 2,500 people dead. Billions was spent on reconstruction and there are still areas under construction.  Avellino is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region […]