Miglionico.
It is a very old town, as the tombs and vases found
in the area prove. It was first fortified by the
Byzantines and then by the Normans.
In the time of the Aragonese domination, Miglionico
became famous because all the barons of the kingdom
opposing Ferdinand I of Aragon, king of Naples,
gathered in the castle of the town, which belonged
to the Sanseverino family, and feigned an act of
obedience to the king, waiting for the Pope's help.
The feud was subsequently under the control of
several noble families.
There are beautiful churches such as the mother
church of Santa Maria Maggiore, with a wonderful
Renaissance portal, the small church of the Trinità,
containing frescoes dating from the middle of the
XV century, and the church of San Francesco, flanked
by a small monastery containing a wonderful polyptych
by Cima di Conegliano dating from 1499.
