Patron saint festival In 92 days
Feast of Saint Potitus
📅 Every year, on 14 January and 17 July
Tricarico celebrates its patron, Saint Potitus, twice a year: on 14 January and on 17 July.
In Tricarico the old town reads like a map of who passed through: in the Ràbata and Saracena quarters, which were Arab, the streets tangle and end in blind alleys; in the Norman quarters of Monte and Piano they run straight and parallel, joined by flights of steps. You only have to walk to see where one city ends and another begins.
The cathedral was built at the wish of Robert Guiscard, and there in 1383 Louis I of Anjou was crowned king of Naples. Of the walled town there remains the Norman tower, twenty-seven metres high with walls over five metres thick. Outside, at Grottone, stands a downy oak 614 years old: the oldest oak known in Basilicata. There are 5,669 residents.
The Tricarico guide
What to see 1
cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
What to eat here 1
Pane di Matera
Where to stay 10
10 places to stay · top rated: Palazzo Laureano - Dimora Storica 9.8 · Accoglienza personale, parcheggio e vista su Tricarico in Basilicata, Io Sono Qui 9.6
Events & festivals 1
Next up: Feast of Saint Potitus, Thursday 14 January
Getting there
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 78 km away
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🍝 The flavours of Tricarico
Pane di Matera durum wheat semolina bread, thick crust and yellow crumb
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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