The landscape of the Lucanian Apennines is a blend of nature and community, a tapestry of villages suspended between ridges, valleys and rivers. A universe of people, knowledge, stories and passions that marks the passing of time in the south.
From traditional festivals combining faith and folklore to dialects, from typical cuisine to artisan products, each place invites you to make a slow and authentic discovery, where nature and culture are inseparable.
Visiting and getting to know the towns and villages of the Park means coming into contact with the soul of places rich in history, where the Lucanian identity is revealed in the combination of the silence of the landscape and the warm welcome.
Each village has its own dialect, customs and traditions that it proudly preserves and passes on, a reminder of the hybridisation of peoples and cultures that have shaped its identity over the centuries. A stroll through the historic centres always offers the opportunity to meet the inhabitants, who embody the renowned hospitality of the Lucanians.
Each municipality in the Parco Appennino Lucano has distinctive historical, cultural and tourist features that make it special: Abriola keeps the cult of Saint Valentine alive; Anzi is home to Mount Siri, from which you can admire the stars; Armento is known for the Lucanian sanctuary of Serra Lustrante; Brienza is the medieval village where Francesco Mario Pagano was born; Calvello is known for the ceramic production of its 'faenzari'; Carbone was the cradle of Byzantine monasticism; Castelsaraceno is the suspension bridge that connects the parks; Gallicchio is the viewpoint over the Agri Valley; Grumento Nova embodies the ancient Roman civitas of Grumentum; Lagonegro is the town of Pino Mango, overlooked by Mount Sirino; Laurenzana is identified with the dense Abetina forest; Lauria is found in the Ruggiero castle of the famous Admiral of Aragon; Marsico Nuovo is the ancient seat of the diocese on the Via Herculia; Marsicovetere is the stone village nestled in the Volturino; Moliterno celebrates its sublime 'canestrato' cheese; Montemurro is identified with the Muses of the poet Leonardo Sinisgalli; Nemoli is reflected in its enchanting Lake Sirino; Paterno reveals the river park of ancient Akiris; Pignola expresses the history of its hundred stone portals; Rivello is the village of the coppersmiths in the Noce valley; San Chirico Raparo identifies with the Basilian Abbey of Sant'Angelo al Monte; San Martino d'Agri is the village of the Mills and the Murge di Sant'Oronzo; Sarconi is the capital of the Val d'Agri PGI beans; Sasso di Castalda has the 'Ponte alla luna' (Bridge to the Moon), inspired by the story of Rocco Petrone and the Apollo 11 mission; Satriano di Lucania is identified with Pietrafesa, the great 17th-century painter; Spinoso is the iconic village on Lake Pertusillo; Tito is the medieval tower that dominates the Melandro; Tramutola lives on in its in historic fountains; Viggiano embodies the cult of the Black Madonna of Sacro Monte, patron saint of Lucania.
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