Tricarico.
Its name comes from ‘Trigarium’ (racetrack
for horses). Its origins date back to 849, when
Tricarico was a Longobard stronghold. It subsequently
became an earldom in 1048, with the Norman occupation.
In the town, the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta,
built by Robert Guiscard in 1061, is worth visiting
due to its great artistic importance.
There are other remarkable constructions.
Tricarico is the birthplace of the peasant poet
Rocco Scotellaro, a symbol figure of the political
and cultural renewal of southern Italy.
Not very far from the town, it is possible to admire
the shrine of Santa Maria delle Fonti, where the
town festival takes place on the first Sunday of
May.
