Places
Viewpoint·Easy·Family·Popular
Castelmezzano
Basilicata
Castelmezzano's houses are stacked in a natural amphitheatre of eroded rock towers, with a Norman stairway cut into the cliff climbing to the ruined castle lookout. It is one end of the "Volo dell'Angelo" zipline to Pietrapertosa and the start of the Path of the Seven Stones.
Duration
1–2 hours
Distance
3 km
Elevation
+150 m
Best season
April – October
Parking · Paid
Paid parking below the village; the centre is pedestrian.
Water
Fountains in the village.
Highlights
- Village among sandstone rock spires
- Rock-cut Gradinata Normanna to the castle
- Path of the Seven Stones to Pietrapertosa
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome in the lanes and on the Gradinata Normanna steps.
