San Giovanni in Galdo

San Giovanni in Galdo is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region of Molise, located about east of Campobasso.
San Giovanni in Galdo borders the following municipalities: Campobasso, Campodipietra, Campolieto, Matrice, Monacilioni, Toro.
San Giovanni in Galdo is home to many families that emigrated to America in the early 1900s. Families with the surnames of DiCesare, Trotta, DeMaioribus, Marino, Ramacciato, Santone and Di'Orio.

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Main sights

San Giovanni in Galdo is the site of a Samnitic sanctuary atop Colle Rimontato. Excavated between 1974 and 1976, the sanctuary took the form of a frontal Italic podium temple surrounded by a portico. The ritual activity at the sanctuary was confine to a limited area, likely indicating that the temple served a discrete, local population.