Omignano

The first mention to Omignano is reported in some documents dating back to 1047: almost certainly it was a settlement built around a Lombard castle built to defend the territory from invations, of which no trace has been left nowadays. This farmhouse was part of the barony of Cilento together with which it was given to Ruggero Sanseverino in 1276. In the Angevin period, the town became property of the Capano family who kept it for many generations. On the occasion of the marriage of Porzia Capano, which took place in 1527, with Leonetto Mazzacane, lord of San Giacomo, the fiefdom passed to the Mazzacane family and one of their heirs, Giulio Cesare Mazzacane, acquired the title of prince of Omignano. The Mazzacane princes possessed vast properties not only in Cilento, but also in Naples and held this fiefdom for many generations. The toponym according to some derives from "offoli", a Longobard term that indicates a stately home with a court, maybe referring to a defensive castle and residence of the duke; according to others, the final in "anus" is, instead, characteristic of Roman predials.
On the eastern side of Mount Stella there is a place commonly known as "li Morge": it is made up by large monolithic stones, semi-submerged by vegetation, one of which, the largest, is called "a preta Nzitata", literally meaning “the stone that fecundates”. An ancient tradition has it that women, climbing the mountain on pilgrimage, pulled nine pebbles that in case they stopped on the top they were assured pregnancy.
The strategic position of the Municipality of Omignano, at the foot of Mount Stella, allows tourists and trekking lovers to admire tourist itineraries, made of spectacular landscapes: chestnut woods, pines and water streams are the ideal place to spend a holiday at teaches about tranquility and relaxation.

The first mention to Omignano is reported in some documents dating back to 1047: almost certainly it was a settlement built around a Lombard castle built to defend the territory from invations, of which no trace has been left nowadays. This farmhouse was part of the barony of Cilento together with which it was given to Ruggero Sanseverino in 1276. In the Angevin period, the town became property of the Capano family who kept it for many generations. On the occasion of the marriage of Porzia Capano, which took place in 1527, with Leonetto Mazzacane, lord of San Giacomo, the fiefdom passed to the Mazzacane family and one of their heirs, Giulio Cesare Mazzacane, acquired the title of prince of Omignano. The Mazzacane princes possessed vast properties not only in Cilento, but also in Naples and held this fiefdom for many generations. The toponym according to some derives from "offoli", a Longobard term that indicates a stately home with a court, maybe referring to a defensive castle and residence of the duke; according to others, the final in "anus" is, instead, characteristic of Roman predials.
On the eastern side of Mount Stella there is a place commonly known as "li Morge": it is made up by large monolithic stones, semi-submerged by vegetation, one of which, the largest, is called "a preta Nzitata", literally meaning “the stone that fecundates”. An ancient tradition has it that women, climbing the mountain on pilgrimage, pulled nine pebbles that in case they stopped on the top they were assured pregnancy.
The strategic position of the Municipality of Omignano, at the foot of Mount Stella, allows tourists and trekking lovers to admire tourist itineraries, made of spectacular landscapes: chestnut woods, pines and water streams are the ideal place to spend a holiday at teaches about tranquility and relaxation.