This is an excerpt for Episode 6: The Black Madonna with Marisa Tomei from the Dream of Italy Season 3 Travel Guide. Get your own PDF copy here.
With a population of almost 11,000, the town of Atripalda in the region of Campania is Marisa Tomei’s ancestral hometown. The town is also home to the 2nd-century-B.C. ruins of the ancient Roman settlement of Abellinum, including a forum, thermal baths, a villa and city walls. On Good Friday, Atripalda hosts the Via Crucis, a processional honoring the suffering of Christ that attracts the whole town and residents from surrounding areas.