FUN
FACTS

Along the road that leads to the village, under the northern slope of the castle walls , until the middle of the last century there were a stone mill and a long row of mulberry trees for the breeding of silkworms, both witnesses of a micro-economy of subsistence that involved the entire social fabric.

In the center of the village, stands out the “Popular Museum of Terracotta”, with its peculiar pipes and whistles of various workmanship and color. This pipes and whistles undoubtedly represent a gem for all the visitors.

The two main churches of the village were originally intended for different audiences: the priory, in the central square, was intended for the attendance of lords and terraces (so are still called the inhabitants of the old town); the parish church, instead, just outside the walls, served to accommodate peasants and plebeians (hence the term “parish”).

Among the curious popular sayings that concern us, two certainly stand out: the first according to which Massignano would be defined as the country of “u jedizie” (of the judgment); the other, slightly teasing, so in the local dialect all the words would end, without exception, with the -e.