Castle of Melfi
The Castle of Melfi in Basilicata is a monument owned by the Italian State and one of the most important medieval castles in Southern Italy. Its construction, at least the components still visible, dates back to the Norman conquest and has undergone significant changes over time, especially under the House of Anjou and the Crown of Aragon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Melfi, Basilicata, Italy
- Also known as: “Melfi Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Archaeological Museum of Melfi and Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta.
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Church
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Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta is a church, which is situated 510 metres east of Castle of Melfi.
Melfi railway station
Railway station
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Melfi railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Castle of Melfi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melfi and Rapolla.
Melfi
Town
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Melfi is a town and comune in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,768.
Rapolla
Village
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Rapolla is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Lavello, Melfi, Rionero in Vulture, Venosa. Rapolla is situated 3 km southeast of Castle of Melfi.
Barile
Village
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Barile is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni, of Ginestra, Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, and Venosa. Barile is situated 6 km south of Castle of Melfi.
Castle of Melfi
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Melfi, Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Castle of Melfi” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Melfi gaztelua”
- Czech: “Hrad Melfi”
- Czech: “Melfi”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Melfi”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo de Melfi”
- French: “château de Melfi”
- French: “Château de Melfi”
- Galician: “Castelo de Melfi”
- German: “Castello di Melfi”
- German: “Castello Normanno-Svevo Di Melfi”
- Italian: “castello di Melfi”
- Italian: “Castello di Melfi”
- Italian: “Castello federiciano”
- Italian: “Castello normanno di Melfi”
- Italian: “Castello”
- Macedonian: “Замок Мелфи”
- Neapolitan: “Castiello ‘e Melfi”
- Neapolitan: “Castiello ’e Melfi”
- Slovenian: “Grad Melfi”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Melfi”
- Swedish: “Castello di Melfi”
- Swedish: “Slottet Melfi”
- Western Panjabi: “میلفی قلع”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zona D1 and Zona 179.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle of Melfi”. Photo: Mikils, CC BY-SA 3.0.