| At a distance of only 15 km from Taranto, Carosino is located in the heart of the western part of the Murge tarantine, in a valley between the municipalities of San Giorgio Ionico, Monteparano, Monteiasi and Grottaglie. It owes its name to Caro Seno, which means “village dear to the Madonna”. In the XV century, Carosino was occupied and destroyed by Skanderbeg’s Albanian armies. The hamlet remained unproductive for almost half a century, a feud of moble local families.
In 1806, when feudalism was abolished in the Reign of Naples, the Duchy of Carosino was controlled by the Berio-Marulli family and it eventually became a Commune (by plebiscite) of the Reign of Italy.
The Matrix Church of "Santa Maria delle Grazie" was probably built in the XIV century. inside the church visitors may admire a painting of the Madonna of the Rosary, an XVIII century wooden Crucifix and a XVII century fresco on the high altar
|