Acerenza

Set on a steep-sided plateau between the Bradano and the Fiumarella at over 800 metres, Acerenza was a fortress already known to Livy and Horace, and Goths, Lombards, Byzantines and Normans all fought over it. It has been a bishop's seat since at least 499, and its great monument is the Romanesque-Gothic cathedral begun in 1080.

Highlights

• The Romanesque-Gothic cathedral, begun in 1080, with its 1524 crypt
• The marble bust traditionally said to portray Julian the Apostate
• The 12th-century church of San Laviero, with a Baroque stone altar
• The setting of the 2019 film From the Vine

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