Castelmezzano

Deep canyons surround the territory of Castelmezzano, a small village in the centre of the harsh and wild landscape of the Gallipoli Cognato Piccole Dolomiti Lucane Regional Park. Over the centuries, the courageous inhabitants of Castelmezzano have managed to connect the houses of the village, clinging to the stone, by means of steps, intricate alleys and shady passages. Today, Castelmezzano offers a very charming urban setting for travellers, who should not forget to visit the town's surroundings as well. Pietrapertosa, for example, is another beautiful village immersed in nature, connected to Castelmezzano by hiking trails and carriage roads. The more daring can travel between Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa using another, decidedly more adrenalin-pumping means of transport. This would be "The Angel's Flight", a system of downhill pulleys that, in fine weather, connects the two towns by means of a steel cable.