
Torre Normanna, San Mauro Forte , Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy
The origin of the castle goes back to the 11th century, when on the tuff rocks on which the settlement now rises there was a Benedictine abbey under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Tricarico, and a baron, vassal of the count of Montescaglioso.

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