Ripacandida.
This village, situated on the Vulture Mountain, was
probably built after the Gothic invasion of ‘Candida
Latinotum’, as the inhabitants of that settlement
found shelter in this area. According to some other
scholars, its name comes from the fact that the hill
on which it was built is white. It is partially situated
on a settlement that was lived in from the VII century
to the IV century B.C.
Near the beautiful Church of San Donato, of the XIV
century, there is a Monastery of the XIV century,
which has a beautiful quadrangular cloister, with
arcades on three sides. Here Franciscan Observants
lived in the XVII century.
The Main Church, dedicated to ‘Santa Maria
del Sepolcro’, was built in 1560 and has a beautiful
portal of the XVII century.
