Calvello.
This village, whose origins date back to the XII century,
started as a Longobard stronghold. For this reason,
along with most of the villages in Basilicata, Calvello
was a fief that belonged to noble families for a long
time. During the rebel movements of 1820, in this
village the meeting of the Carboneria of Basilicata,
Puglia and Campania, held by Carlo Mazziotta, took
place.
In the old centre of the village there is the castle,
ancient manor of the several feudal lords who succeeded
one another as time went by.
Santa Maria de Plano, XII century, is a very interesting
Church, one of the most beautiful in the region. Sant’Antuono
Bridge is very evocative. It was built in the XII
century and shows a peculiar kind of arch. Santa Maria
degli Angeli Church, has traces of frescos from 1400
and 1600.
In the surroundings of Calvello, on the mountainside
of the Volturino Mountain, there are some of the best
pastures in Basilicata, where goats, sheep, horses
and cows are bred. The cows belong to the ‘razza
podolica’, a particular species of cow, whose
milk is used for producing the typical local ‘caciocavallo’
cheese.