Caporciano

Main sights

• Romanesque church of S. Peter. The building dates back to 12th the century and contains frescoes from the 15th century; the church itself was enlarged towards the end of the 14th century.
• church of S. Benedict the Abbot, built over the remains of an old castle. The bell tower adjacent to the church was once one of the castle's towers.
• A few kilometres away is the hamlet of Bominaco. It is home to two Benedictine churches : they date back to the Benedictine monastery that existed around the 10th century when the town's name was Momenaco. Bominaco is also home to a castle built by Benedictine monks to defend their property from the Saracens, who periodically raided this area from their strongholds further south.
• There are several archaeological reminders of Roman and other Italic peoples' presence in the area. The town's name itself is thought to come from Capo Giano or from Casa Porciana.