Potenza in southern Italy
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Potenza is a city and comune in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is the capital of the
province of Potenza and the
Basilicata region .
The city is the highest regional capital and one of the highest provincial capitals in Italy, overlooking the valley of the Basento river in the Apennine Mountains of Lucania, east of Salerno .
The southern part of Potenza © Antonio Petrullo
Among the main sights are:
The Duomo (Cathedral) of San Gerardo , renovated in the 18th century. The cathedral still houses the rose window and the apse from the original 12th-century structure.
The Church of San Francesco , founded in 1274. The portal and the bell tower date from the 15th century. The church houses the De Grasis sepulchre and a Madonna in Byzantine style (13th century).
The Torre Guevara , the last remnant of the old castle. It is now used to stage art exhibitions.
The Palazzo Loffredo , a 17th century noble residence. it is now the seat of the “Dinu Adamesteanu” National Archaeological Museum.
Three gates of the old city walls, now demolished. The gates are the Porta S.Giovanni , the Porta S.Luca and the Porta S. Gerardo .
The Romanesque church of San Michele (11th-12th centuries).
The Church of Santa Maria del Sepolcro .
The ruins of a Roman villa in the Poggio Tre Galli quarter.
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