Pietrapertosa Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Pietrapertosa
Pietrapertosa is a small mountain town south-east of the regional capital of Basilicata at 1088 meters above sea level. It is inside the Park of Gallipoli Cognato and the Little Lucanian Dolomites and is surrounded by sandstone rocks with fantastic shapes. Pietrapertosa's Saracen fortress acquired importance with the Normans. In the 17th century it was a feud of the Carafa and later of other feudal lords. The filmAn almost perfect countrywas shot in Pietrapertosa and Castelmezzano in 2016. Pietrapertosa and Castelmezzano are two of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The origins of this town, the ancient Pietraperciata, or pierced stone, for a large cliff broken through from side to side, are lost over the centuries. It seems to have arisen in the eighth century by the Pelasgians who ca
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