The Church of San Nicola di Bari dates to 1605; it replaced the "Chiesa Madre di Santa Maria”, following its destruction. San Nicola was originally the private chapel of the wealthy Altobello Di Berardino, who donated it to the citizens along with all his assets. In time, the chapel was enlarged with the construction of the choir, the sacristy and the bell tower (completed in 1700). Its name is a clear sign of the bond with the land of Puglia, the destination of the shepherds. Baroque style in its interior, the Church is divided into three naves, the apse and the central nave - about 18 meters long - are decorated with oil paintings; the choir stalls behind the central altar in marble are very valuable and also noteworthy is the pipe organ above the entrance. The tempera paintings of the vault depicting saints and episodes from the Old and the New Testament date back to the eighteenth century: Depicted are: St. Paul on the road to Damascus, Judith and her maid, the Annunciation, St. Cecilia, St. Nicholas Bishop, the Assumption, the Sacrifice of Isaac, the marriage of Mary and Joseph and St. Peter in prison. The side altars of stone and inlaid marble relate to the seventeenth century, while the high altar, also of inlaid marble, bears the date 1812. Several wooden sculptures of the nineteenth century and a “Madonna detta di Piedigrotta” of the eighteenth century are also housed within. Worthy of note is the altarpiece painted in oils depicting the Deposition of Christ from the Cross, dating to the seventeenth century.