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 #3573 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #273 of the 350 mapped in Italia. Fundado en ca. 1550, más antiguo que el 44% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 495 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XVI. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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