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Welcome to Rionero in Vulture Italy. If you’are planning to visit Rionero in Vulture for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Rionero in Vulture and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Rionero in Vulture and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Rionero in Vulture

Ripacandida (5 Km)

Santuario di San Donato

The Sanctuary of San Donato has a very ancient construction and is considered the symbol of the Municipality where it is located. Its construction has a very special structure decorated with frescoes made by one of Giotto's students. Since 18 December 2010, the church was named a national monument.

Atella (6 Km)

Torre Angioina

The Tower of Angevin is one of the remains of the castle that was part of the ancient city of Atella built by Roberto I of Anjou. The Angevin Tower is the last remaining element of the castle built by the Angevins, after it was destroyed by the earthquake of 1694. For the community of Atella, the tower of Angevin is the emblem of the city. The building has special architectural and decorative elements of the time.

Melfi (8 Km)

Porta Venosina

Melfi (8 Km)

Museo Archeologico Nazionale del Melfese

The Melfese National Archaeological Museum built in 1976 is located in the rooms of the castle of Melfi. The works on display in the Museum are archaeological objects found in the Vulture area. They belong to different periods and are exhibited in the three rooms on the first floor. These are bronze or iron weapons, worked stones, decorated ceramics that belonged to the tombs of the princesses.

Melfi (8 Km)

Cattedrale

Melfi (8 Km)

Il castello di Melfi

The castle of Melfi it is one of the most important medieval castles of Italy and it is of Norman origin. it was built in a strategic position to control the passage between Puglia and Campania. The Castle of Melfi underwent rapid expansion.

Melfi (8 Km)

Museo Diocesano

The Diocesan Museum was established on 6 July 2001 by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco in the Episcopal Palace of Melfi. It is distributed on two floors, on the first we can find objects such as silver furnishings and tableware, while on the main floor there are particular frescoes belonging to the eighteenth century.

Venosa (13 Km)

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Venosa

The National Archaeological Museum of Venosa is dedicated to the ancient colony of Venusia and is housed in the basement of the Aragonese castle of the city. The exhibition area hosts exhibits related to Roman domination.

Venosa (13 Km)

Castello del Balzo

The Balzo Castle was built in 1470 at the behest of Pirro del Balzo, on what was the ancient cathedral of Venosa. The story has it that Del Balzo had this castle built after a few clashes with Giovanni Antonio Orsini, uncle of his wife Maria Donata. In fact, the Venosini did not want to be commanded by another nobleman who was of origin different from those of the Orsini. The Castle was therefore born with a defensive function, later transforming itself, in the 17th century, into a noble residence.

Venosa (13 Km)

Catacombe ebraiche di Venosa

The Catacombs of Venosa document the presence of the Jewish community between the 3rd and 7th centuries. The burials are adorned with iconographies and epigraphies that are part of the community and document their level of integration into local public life.

Venosa (13 Km)

Abbazia Incompiuta (XII sec)

Work on the construction of the Abbey began in the twelfth century and were commissioned by the Benedictines, with the aim of allocating the structure as a place of worship. After the abandonment of the convent from the monks, the construction of the Abbey also stopped, so much so that it is still unfinished today. Currently, the exterior walls and the five columns are visible of the building, four of which are complete with a Corinthian capital.

Avigliano (14 Km)

Castello Federiciano

The name of Castello Federiciano takes the name of the one who built the building in the eleventh century, mainly used as a military structure. In the area it is more known as The Castle of Lagopesole, due to the lake near the castle. The style is clearly Romanesque and, inside, we also find a church.

Potenza (14 Km)

Castel Lagopesole

At the top of Lagopesole there is a castle, attributed to Frederick II and probably built between 1242 and 1250. In the courtyard of the castle of Lagopesole, the scene of the Sanhedrin of the film The Gospel According to Matthew (1964) by Pier Paolo Pasolini was shot. The director used non-professional actors chosen among the population of the medieval village.

Forenza (17 Km)

Casa Contadina

La Casa Contadina is located in a building located in the historic center of Forenza. Inside it is represented a typical peasant house of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with all the objects and materials used by peasants in their daily family life.

Lavello (17 Km)

Mostra della Civiltà Contadina

The Museum of Peasant Civilization in Lavello was built by the CIDIS Social Cooperative in 1994. Inside there are objects that were used by farmers until the last century. The Museum is divided into two different rooms: one of the objects of the peasant house and the other of works on the fields.

Lavello (17 Km)

Castello di Lavello

The Castle of Lavello was erected during the Norman era by Lord Arnolino. During the fire in 1298, the castle was seriously damaged. Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the building was restored by the Del Balzo-Orsini. Today, the castle is in excellent condition and inside is the headquarters of the Town Hall and a small Museum.

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Destinations nearby

Atella

Atella

It is 6,1 Km away - about 9 minutes

Ripacandida

Ripacandida

It is 10,6 Km away - about 14 minutes

Melfi

It is 13,2 Km away - about 17 minutes

Venosa

Venosa

It is 19,8 Km away - about 25 minutes

Lavello

Lavello

It is 23,4 Km away - about 31 minutes

Forenza

Forenza

It is 27 Km away - about 39 minutes

Avigliano

Avigliano

It is 33,2 Km away - about 38 minutes

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