Monteverde
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
For more than a century the Grimaldi princes of Monaco held this village on a steep height between the Osento and Ofanto rivers, and their name stays with its four-towered castle, now home to a museum on women in peasant life. Until 1818 it was a bishop's seat. Around it lie the San Pietro reservoir and the Mezzana forest, and since 2010 the rare black stork has nested here.
Highlights
- Grimaldi castle, trapezoid in plan with two round and two square towers
- MiGra multimedia museum on women in rural life, inside the castle
- Santa Maria di Nazareth, the former cathedral, with pointed arches of local limestone
- Lago di San Pietro, a reservoir and stopover for migrating birds
- Foresta Mezzana, 456 hectares of woodland well suited to birdwatching
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Monteverde (Italia), Monteverde, Campania). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 695
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Monteverde (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Campania
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- San Marzano tomatoLocal produce
- Pasta di Gragnano (IT)Bread and pasta
- Amalfi Coast lemon (IT)Local produce
- Taurasi (IT)Wine
.jpg/500px-Taurasi_(5288511507).jpg)
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina campana). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
No places to stay are mapped within 3 km.
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme di Villamaina · ~1 h 16 by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).