"I was born where Vulture rumbles": Horace came into the world here in 65 BC, and Venosa does not forget — the house tradition assigns him stands between the Roman baths and the centre's streets. A first-rank Roman city, it keeps an archaeological park with amphitheatre and, beside it, Basilicata's most haunting monument: the Incompiuta.
The abbey of the Trinity was meant to double in size and was never finished: open-air columns and portals, reusing Roman spolia, compose a roofless cathedral. The Jewish catacombs on Maddalena hill tell of a community flourishing in the early Middle Ages. Aglianico in the glass, naturally.
The Venosa guide
What to see 3
complesso abbaziale della Santissima Trinità · catacombe ebraiche di Venosa · concattedrale di Sant'Andrea
Where to stay 20
20 places to stay · top rated: Bed and Breakfast In Piazza Orazio 9.8 · La piccola Balilla 9.6
Getting there
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 81 km away
Venosa is part of 🏘️ Villages
Experiences in Venosa
What to see in Venosa
complesso abbaziale della Santissima Trinità The unfinished Norman abbey, built with the stones of the Roman amphitheatre. 
catacombe ebraiche di Venosa Venosa's Jewish catacombs, with epitaphs in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. 
concattedrale di Sant'Andrea Venosa's Renaissance cathedral, born from the demolition of the previous one. Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
Near Venosa
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
Places to see within 25 km
Outside Venosa, but an easy day trip away.