The Story
Under the gaze of the Madonna di Belvedere
Casa Belvedere sits in the Belvedere countryside outside Carovigno, on a gentle hill that slopes toward the Adriatic. The sea is close enough to walk to in the morning, but the house is set back among the olive groves, in the quiet.
On the corner of the property, where the road bends, there is a small weathered cappelletta — a roadside shrine, whitewashed and topped with twin crosses. Inside is the Madonna di Belvedere, the patron saint of Carovigno, whose sanctuary on the hill gives this whole stretch of countryside its name. She has been watching over this road for longer than anyone here can remember.
The view from the rooftop terrace is the bel vedere she has been watching over all along.