Tramutola
Val d’Agri defines the setting of Tramutola — its broad cultivated floor is enclosed by the rugged ridges of the Lucanian Apennines. The town stands in southern Basilicata, in an upper section of this long valley, where fields, hedgerows and scattered farm buildings meet wooded lower slopes. Monte Volturino, rising to 1,836 metres, and the Monte di Viggiano massif give the area its strongly mountainous profile. Tramutola lies within the Appennino Lucano Val d’Agri Lagonegrese National Park, a protected area of Apennine valleys and high ground. Nearby Viggiano is closely associated with the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna, a major focus of regional pilgrimage.
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Tucked into the Val d'Agri in Basilicata, Tramutola is a place whose character is shaped by its position among the southern Apennines. The River Agri runs through the broad valley, placing the town in an inland setting of cultivated ground, wooded slopes and small communities rather than on Italy's coastal routes. Tramutola is associated with the Val d'Agri oil district, part of one of Italy's most important onshore hydrocarbon areas. The Roman archaeological area of Grumentum, with its amphitheatre and other excavated remains, gives the wider valley a tangible link to antiquity. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding Basilicata to extend your view of the Val d'Agri.
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