Chiaromonte
Inhabitants: 1.991
Altitude: 794 m above s.l.
The origins are Norman, the town was a fief of Roberto il Guiscardo, and for centuries the county has been an important political-administrative center. However, in the 17th century pest decimated the population. Interesting sites to visit are: the remnants of Convento del Ventrile, Collegiata Insigne Church, St. John’s Church, S. Andrea Avellino’s Chapel, the remnants of the medieval walls and the feudal castle, ruins of the Cistercian Abbey of S. Maria del Sagittario, palaces (Di Giura, Dolcetti, Donadio, Lauria), Villa and Park Torre Albineta, Bosco Magnano, Sorgenti Tuvolo and the water cave.
Info: www.comune.chiaromonte.pz.it
Photo: www.aptbasilicata.it
