The castle is called del Malconsiglio, the Bad Council, and it earned the name: in 1485 the barons of the Kingdom gathered here to conspire against Ferdinando I of Naples. The council turned out to be a bad one, and the fortress has carried the verdict ever since.
On the town's coat of arms there are seven Ms, standing for Milo Magnus Miles Me Munivit Magnis Muris: Milo, great soldier, fortified me with great walls. Seven are also the towers of the castle, some square and older, others round. The original entrance faced south: the earthquake of 1857 brought it down. There are 2,543 residents.
Castello del Malconsiglio · chiesa madre di Santa Maria Maggiore · riserva regionale San Giuliano and 1 more
Pane di Matera
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Next up: Saint Peter and Saint Anthony, patrons of a town of conspiracies, Tuesday 29 June
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 67 km away
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📅 Every year, on 29 June
Miglionico celebrates Saint Peter and Saint Anthony on 29 June; the town is known for the Castello del Malconsiglio, scene in 1485 of the Conspiracy of the Barons against King Ferdinand I of Naples.
Castello del Malconsiglio In 1485 the barons met in the upper hall: from that bad counsel the castle takes its name. 
chiesa madre di Santa Maria Maggiore Cima da Conegliano's polyptych, 18 panels painted in 1499, hangs in Miglionico's mother church. 
riserva regionale San Giuliano A fossil whale 27 metres long surfaced on the shores of this dammed lake. 
Mura di Miglionico Of the four gates in the fourteenth-century circuit, only porta Fontanelle still stands. Durum wheat semolina, thick crust, shaped as a horn or a tall loaf: Pane di Matera has held Protected Geographical Indication status since 2008.
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Outside Miglionico, but an easy day trip away.
