There are 410 murals on the walls of the town, counted in 2019. Satriano started painting itself all over and in 1988 was named the Italian capital of murals: they tell the history, the trades and the people of the place, and they have become the reason to stop here.
The town used to be called Pietrafesa, and Pietrafesa was also the nickname of the painter Giovanni De Gregorio, born here in the sixteenth century, who left canvases across half of Basilicata. In 1887 the comune took the name of Satriano, the ancient Lucanian town whose ruins lie a little further up. There are 2,406 residents.
Palazzo Loreti · Rocca Duca di Poggiardo
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Next up: Saint Roch, patron celebrated twice a year in the «Italian capital of murals», Monday 16 August
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 116 km away
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📅 Every year, on 16 August; also a feast in May
Satriano di Lucania celebrates Saint Roch of Montpellier on 16 August and with a second observance in May; the town, named in 1988 the «Italian capital of murals», counted as many as 410 wall paintings in its historic centre by 2019.
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Outside Satriano di Lucania, but an easy day trip away.
