Pignola.
This village is on a hill, at a few miles from Potenza.
Its name was quoted for the first time in the XII
century, as ‘Vineolae’, from the Latin
word ‘vinea’ vineyard.
The Main Church was rebuilt in the XVIII century
on a previous building. It has only one nave with
eight chapels on its sides; inside, there are several
canvases, three of which were painted by Pietrafesa.
Near the village there is the Church of the Madonna
del Pantano; inside, there are a wooden statue of
the ‘Madonna col Bambino’, decorated in
pure gold, and two oil canvases by Filippo Mangere
(1700).
In the neighbourhood of Pignola, near the Pantano
Lake, there is the ‘Natural Reserve’ and
the WWF Oasis. Because it is very close to the Rifreddo
Wood, which is a summer and winter holiday resort,
and to the Sellata skiing resort, Pignola is a major
holiday place.
The so called ‘Uglia’ is a typical event
in Pignola.
