Città del Vino
Città del Vino in Basilicata
3 towns
Basilicata has 3 Città del Vino communes in our index. All sit in the province of Potenza.
The three most recognized in our catalogue are Acerenza, Melfi, and Venosa.
The towns
Acerenza
Province: Potenza · 833 m
A walled ridge town at 833 meters in the north Lucanian hills, archbishopric since 1068 under a Romanesque cathedral begun in 1080.
Melfi
Province: Potenza · 530 m
At 530 meters on volcanic slopes, first Norman capital of the south and seat of a landmark 1231 legal code issued from its castle.
Venosa
Province: Potenza · 415 m
Founded as Roman Venusia in 291 BC, birthplace of Horace, with an unfinished abbey built from amphitheater stones and a 1470 Aragonese castle.
From elsewhere in Italy
Five more towns
Asolo
Province: Treviso
A walled hill town at 205 meters that Caterina Cornaro ran as her court after trading Cyprus to Venice in 1489.
Montefiore dell'Aso
Province: Ascoli Piceno
A hilltop borgo at 412 meters between the Aso and Menocchia valleys, holding six surviving panels of Carlo Crivelli's 1472 polyptych.
Brisighella
Province: Ravenna
A Lamone-valley borgo at 115 meters under three selenite hills crowned by a fortress, a clock tower, and a sanctuary.
Balsorano
Province: L'Aquila
A pentagonal fortress above the Liri river that became a backdrop for 1970s Italian horror cinema.
Sellano
Province: Perugia
A medieval village in the upper Valnerina at 641 meters, twice flattened by earthquakes, now linked to Montesanto by Europe's highest pedestrian suspension bridge.