Il Tufiello at 7 kilometres from Calitri: the old centre of the town is clustered on a steep hill above the Ofanto river valley. Once the feudal seat of the local lords, it was badly damaged in the 1980 earthquake. Now extensive renovation is restoring the breathtaking terraced homes. A typical craft at which Calitri excels is the manufacture of ceramics and terracotta pots.			Once "la strada del vino" was a railway which transported the wine to market, but today it is a route to explore amongst the hills of the Sabato and Calore river. Locally, winemaking is an ancient tradition which produces wines of great quality: Aglianico, Greco di Tufo, Fiano di Avellino and Taurasi are amongst the most famous grape varieties of Italy. We suggest a wine-tasting in the fine cellars of "tufo" ( the rough, friable volcanic rock widely seen in Campania, often used for building ) where the wine is left to age: you’ll never turn back!
A famous battle Canne. Over the Daunian Appennine foothills, following, amongst the olive-trees, the route that leads to Canne,one returns to the arena of a decisive battle of the second Punic war, when , in 216 B.C., Hannibal defeated the Romans. Many mysteries still surround the event and many hypotheses have been advanced: a visit to the archeological site situated on the ruins of the medieval fort is well worth the trip.			Frederick the Second's Puglia. Frederick II of Swabia, a descendent of Barbarossa and the Norman kings, having abandoned the glories of his palace at Palermo, chose to bring his court to Puglia. He had a tightly-linked series of castles and residences built, between which he moved, principally to practise his beloved sport, falconry.
Frederick's castles In little over an hour by car from Calitri it is possible to reach Castel del Monte, This is without doubt the best preserved and most famous of Frederck’s residences, the monument which symbolises medieval Puglia. It is a perfect blend of Gothic forms and architectural elements of a Middle-Eastern flavour. The recently restored castle at Lagopesole is of Norman origin. Enlarged during Frederick’reign, it underwent many transformations. Today it still dominates the surrounding valleys and in the summer concerts and cultural events provide all the more reason for a visit.			In the footsteps of  the brigands Just out of Calitri are the many paths created by brigands during the struggle for the unification of Italy at the end of the nineteenth century. This is a luxuriantly green part of Basilicata on the Vulture mountain side, where beech forests surround the lakes of Monticchio. Close by is Melfi  where Frederick proclaimed his Constitutions, a legal system which was extremely ahead of its time. The castle of Venosa not far off, houses an archeological museum which bears witness to the time the city was an important Roman centre on the Appian way. All this can easily be seen in a day trip.