Savoia di Lucania.
This village was built on a rock overlooking the Melandro
Stream, tributary of the River Sele.
It used to be called ‘Salvia’ (Sage).
This name probably comes from the big quantity of
sage plants that can be found on the surrounding hills.
Because of the attempt on the life of King Umberto
I made by Giovanni Passannante, native of this village,
the local authorities decided to change its name into
Savoia di Lucania, in order to show their loyalty
to the king.
The Church of San Rocco, built in the XVI century,
is the only one in the village. Its structure is characterised
by a bell tower and by a stone portal. Inside it,
there are a Baroque high altar in multicoloured marble,
some canvases of the XVIII century, made by Pietrafesa,
and a wooden statue representing the ‘Immacolata’.
Not far from the village, in the area called ‘Monte
Macchia Carrara’, there is a rich wood with
evocative paths.
