Craco
Regularly featuring in world listings of the top 10 ghost towns to visit, Craco is renowned for its haunting mystery and beauty. Despite very little being known about it, tombs dating to the 1st century were found in the Sant’Angelo area and it is assumed that an indigenous settlement was…
Grottole
Grottole is one of the oldest villages in the region, so named for its grotticelle, the grottos that are still used today to work clay, creating vases, jugs and other handicraft tools. A little detached from the inhabited centre on the Motta hill stands the feudal castle, characterised by different…
Pomarico
The village, which was the birthplace of the mother of the musician and composer Antonio Vivaldi and today hosts an important music festival dedicated to him, stands on a very fertile territory rich in orchards, vineyards and olive groves. Its origins are certainly ancient, so much so that several…
Salandra
The village is dominated by the ruins of a castle dating back to the twelfth century, while in the historic centre there are several liturgical buildings, such as the sixteenth century Conventual Complex of the Reformed Fathers, with a spectacular cloister, today the seat of the Municipality, the…
San Mauro Forte
San Mauro Forte stands on a hill in the valley of the Salandrella stream and is surrounded by olive groves, a resource of fundamental importance for the village known for its remarkable oil production, so much so that it has earned the nickname of City of oil. It has medieval origins, as evidenced…
Craco
Regularly featuring in world listings of the top 10 ghost towns to visit, Craco is renowned for its haunting mystery and beauty. Despite very little being known about it, tombs dating to the 1st century were found in the Sant’Angelo area and it is assumed that an indigenous settlement was…
Grottole
Grottole is one of the oldest villages in the region, so named for its grotticelle, the grottos that are still used today to work clay, creating vases, jugs and other handicraft tools. A little detached from the inhabited centre on the Motta hill stands the feudal castle, characterised by different…
Pomarico
The village, which was the birthplace of the mother of the musician and composer Antonio Vivaldi and today hosts an important music festival dedicated to him, stands on a very fertile territory rich in orchards, vineyards and olive groves. Its origins are certainly ancient, so much so that several…
Salandra
The village is dominated by the ruins of a castle dating back to the twelfth century, while in the historic centre there are several liturgical buildings, such as the sixteenth century Conventual Complex of the Reformed Fathers, with a spectacular cloister, today the seat of the Municipality, the…
San Mauro Forte
San Mauro Forte stands on a hill in the valley of the Salandrella stream and is surrounded by olive groves, a resource of fundamental importance for the village known for its remarkable oil production, so much so that it has earned the nickname of City of oil. It has medieval origins, as evidenced…