Monte Vulture

Mount Vulture is an inactive volcano located 56 km north of the city in the region. As a prominent landmark it gave its name to the Vulture region, the most significant viticultural zone in Basilicata growing the DOC wine Aglianico del Vulture.
  • Peak rising to 1,326 metres (4,350 feet)
  • …is also known as “Vulture”
  • Description: mountain

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museo di Storia Naturale del Vulture and San Michele Abbey, Monticchio.
The Abbey of San Michele is a Benedictine Abbey…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barile and Rionero in Vulture.
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Latitude
40.95067° or 40° 57′ 2″ north
Longitude
15.63564° or 15° 38′ 8″ east
Open location code
8FGQXJ2P+77
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Monte Vulture” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مونتي فولتوري”
  • Basque: “Vulture mendia”
  • Catalan: “Mont Vulture”
  • Cebuano: “Monte Vulture”
  • Czech: “Monte Vulture”
  • Dutch: “Monte Vulture”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونتى فولتورى”
  • French: “Mont Vultur”
  • German: “Monte Vulture”
  • Hungarian: “Monte Vulture”
  • Italian: “Monte Vulture”
  • Japanese: “モンテ・ヴルトゥレ”
  • Ladin: “Monte Vulture”
  • Lithuanian: “Vulturė”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Monte Vulture”
  • Persian: “مونت وولتوره”
  • Polish: “Monte Vulture”
  • Russian: “Вультур”
  • Russian: “Вультуре”
  • Slovak: “Monte Vulture”
  • Spanish: “Monte Vulture”
  • Ukrainian: “Вультуре”
  • Venetian: “Monte Vulture”

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Basilicata: Highlights

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