In 1820 the town doctor, Carlo Mazziotta, put himself at the head of the Carbonari insurgents. The following year, inside the castle, the court martial that dealt summary justice to them was set up: it is the episode Calvello remembers above all others.
The documents call the castle castellum in 1089, castrum in the time of Frederick II, who listed it among the twenty-nine castles of Basilicata to be kept in repair, and palazzo when the Carafa were living in it. Lower down is the Sant'Antuono bridge, a single stone arch raised at the start of the thirteenth century by local craftsmen under the direction of the Benedictines. There are 1,953 residents.
santuario Maria Santissima del Monte Saraceno · Castello Carafa-Ruffo · convento di Santa Maria de Plano and 1 more
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Next up: Saint Nicholas, patron of a town whose church is documented as early as 1089, Sunday 6 December
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 106 km away
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📅 Every year, on 6 December
Calvello celebrates Saint Nicholas on 6 December; the church dedicated to him, near the town's castle, is documented as early as 1089, when Norman, count of Marsico, donated it together with that of Santa Caterina to the abbot of Santo Stefano.
santuario Maria Santissima del Monte Saraceno At 1320 metres, where the Madonna arrives in May and goes back down in September. 
Castello Carafa-Ruffo Castellum in 1089, castrum under Frederick II, palazzo under the Carafa: the keep still stands. 
convento di Santa Maria de Plano Two Romanesque portals, a frescoed cloister and a church recorded as early as 1145. 
ponte di Sant'Antuono A single stone arch over the La Terra river, where crossings once meant shaky walkways. Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
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Outside Calvello, but an easy day trip away.
