Patron saint festival In 207 days
Feast of Saint Nicholas the Great
📅 Every year, on 9 May
On 9 May Guardia Perticara celebrates Saint Nicholas the Great, in the church that bears his name, in the Val d'Agri.
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The name comes from the guardiole: seven little towers set to defend the territory, and one of them ended up on the coat of arms. The town has come close to disappearing more than once: in 1657 the plague took away more than five hundred people, and the earthquake of 1857 killed 85.
After the earthquake of 1980 Guardia Perticara chose not to rebuild in modern style: the restoration brought the old centre back to its medieval, stone form. It is among the most beautiful villages in Italy and since 2011 it has held the Touring Club's orange flag. There are 580 residents.
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Castellana Caves 📍 Castellana Grotte · 1.8 km A 3,348-meter karst cave system mapped in 1938, noted for its 60-meter-deep skylight and dazzling white formations. Santuario di Maria Santissima Regina del Mondo 📍 Monopoli · 6.4 km The sanctuary in the Antonelli district of Monopoli, rebuilt as a vow for the town's safety and consecrated in 1950. Rione Monti 📍 Alberobello · 13 km The 1,030 trulli of Alberobello's larger quarter, laid dry-stone to dodge a tax. Trullo Sovrano 📍 Alberobello · 12 km With walls reaching 2.70 metres in thickness, the Trullo Sovrano is the supreme example of dry-stone architecture. Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali 📍 Polignano a Mare · 13 km Puglia's only permanent contemporary art museum, set in a former slaughterhouse overlooking the sea in Polignano. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate 📍 Fasano · 17 km The Observant friars' church in Fasano, with its dome, onion-spired bell tower and frescoed 1600s cloister.