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Castelmezzano

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

A shepherd named Paolino, legend says, chose this refuge among sheer rocks, from which villagers could roll boulders onto Saracen raiders. Houses roofed in sandstone slabs climb in tiers within a bowl of rock spires in the Dolomiti Lucane. From May to November the Volo dell'Angelo zip line carries riders across the valley to Pietrapertosa.

Highlights

  • Remains of the Norman castle, reached by steps cut into the rock
  • Volo dell'Angelo, a zip line over 400 metres above the valley floor
  • Santa Maria dell'Olmo, with a Byzantine-style wooden Madonna and Child
  • Percorso delle Sette Pietre, a walk built around old local tales of witches

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

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Things to see

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Castelmezzano è una città della Basilicata.

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Events through the year

  • Holy Saturday bonfire Religious · Saturday before EasterBoys gather wood with rattles for a night bonfire in the square
  • Feast of the Madonna dell'Ascensione Religious · Ascension SundayHonours the 14th-century statue kept in the Santo Sepolcro church
  • Sagra della quagliata Food and wine · First Sunday of MayCountry feast for the Madonna del Bosco, with fresh curd cheese made
  • Estate castelmezzanese Music and arts · July and AugustSummer programme of theatre, music, open-air cinema and food sagre
  • Feast of Saint Roch Religious · 18 and 19 August
  • Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua and Festa del maggio Religious · 11 to 13 SeptemberOxen haul an oak trunk to the village, wed to a holly top
  • Feast of Saint Lucy Religious · 13 DecemberCuccia of beans and grain cooked outside the church and shared

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Castelmezzano), Wikivoyage (Castelmezzano) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

  • QuagliataCheeseCheese made during the May country festival of the Madonna del Bosco

Based on Wikivoyage (Castelmezzano) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

11 places to stay within 3 km

  • B&Bs and guest houses 9
  • Hotels 2

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Nearby member villages

  1. Pietrapertosa · 2.3 km
  2. Guardia Perticara · 19 km
  3. Irsina · 29 km
  4. Acerenza · 31 km
  5. Miglionico · 38 km

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