Fracal

Fracal is a locality in Tricarico, Province of Matera, Basilicata. Fracal is situated nearby to the locality Vallone pantano dei gamberi, as well as near Iazzo Molinari.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palazzo Ducale and Tricarico Cathedral.

Palazzo Ducale

Town hall

Photo: Maria Carmela Santangelo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palazzo Ducale is a town hall, which is situated 3 km north of Fracal.

Tricarico Cathedral

Church

Photo: Rocco Stasi, Public domain.

Tricarico Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in the city of Tricarico. It is the centre of the Diocese of Tricarico. The city is first recorded as having a bishop in 968. Tricarico Cathedral is situated 3 km north of Fracal.

Torre normanna

Tower

Photo: Rocco Stasi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Torre normanna is a tower, which is situated 2½ km north of Fracal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Campomaggiore and Alta Murgia National Park.

Campomaggiore

Locality

Photo: Cinzia astorino, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Campomaggiore is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy. It includes a modern settlement which has replaced the original town Campomaggiore Vecchio, destroyed by an avalanche in 1885 and now a ghost town. Campomaggiore is situated 5 km southwest of Fracal.

Alta Murgia National Park

Photo: Micheladipinto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Alta Murgia National Park is a nature reserve in Apulia. It is characterized by fascinating landscapes, where among rocky ridges, sinkholes, karstic caves and oak woods, you can see stone farmhouses, with fences and stables for flocks of sheep, cultivated fields, little churches and endless networks of dry-stone walls.