Castello Tramontano

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".

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Castello Tramontano ranks #3,191 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #256 of the 350 mapped in Italy. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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