San Mauro Forte.
The town, situated on a hill, seems to have developed
in the Norman period. It was probably named after
a Benedictine monastery dedicated to St. Mauro.
San Mauro Forte was part of the earldom of Montescaglioso
and from 1634 it was dominated by several feudal
families.
In the town, it is possible to admire the ruins
of the castle, built in the Norman-Swabian period
and renovated by the Angevins, of which there is
only the cylindrical three-storey tower left.
In the streets of the town it is possible to see
several noble buildings, such as ‘Palazzo
Arcieri’, seat of the town hall, and ‘Palazzo
Lauria’, with a Baroque portal dating from
1770.
The procession of Our Lady of Sorrows, characterised
by an ancient funeral lament accompanying it all
the way, stands out among the Holy Week rites.
There are two water springs near the town: a sulphureous
one in ‘contrada Rumolo’ and a chalybeate
one in ‘contrada Foresta’.
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