Castle
Castello Tramontano
🇮🇹 Italy · 16th century
Castello Tramontano is a 16th-century fortification situated on Lapellio Hill, above the historical city of Matera with in the Basilicata Administrative Region. It was built to control the local population.
The city has been used many times as a set to represent the Holy Land in films including: Pier Paolo Pasolini's "The Gospel According to St. Matthew" and Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ".
Text adapted from “Castello Tramontano” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello Tramontano ranks #4,641 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #350 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,040 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castello Tramontano?
Castello Tramontano stands in Italy, at 40.66392°, 16.60595°.
When was Castello Tramontano built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castello Tramontano?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,641 of 8,134 worldwide, and #350 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castello Tramontano?
Norman Castle of Gioia del Colle, about 31 km away.
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