Roccanova.
This village, built on a hillock between the River
Agri and the River Sinni, used to be a powerful stronghold
in the Chiaromonte County. At the beginning of the
XII century it was a fief of Rinaldo’s and then
passed to several feudal lords, up to the Colonna
from Stigliano.
Archaeological excavations in the area brought to
the surface some finds dating from the VI century
B.C. They show that it used to be a Greek colony.
The Church of San Nicola di Bari (XV century) is
very interesting.
Characteristic of this area is the large presence
of vineyards. There are so many that Roccanova is
called the wine village. The famous wine ‘Grottino
di Roccanova’ is kept in caves, into big wooden
barrels. The wine festival takes places from September
to October.
