Palazzo San Gervasio (Potenza)
Marquis’s Castle (Palatium Regium)
The Marquis’s Castle, or Palatium Regium, is the fortified building that gave Palazzo San Gervasio its name (Palatium Sancti Gervasii). Norman in origin, it dates from around 1050 and is the town’s oldest and most symbolic monument.
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- AdmissionCheck locally
- WhereCentro storico, Palazzo San Gervasio (PZ)
What to see
- The building, originally square, with two square corner towers (now destroyed).
- On the walls, the traces of four two-light windows and a central three-light window, like a loggia, now walled up.
- The old-town setting, with its noble palazzi and the Camillo d’Errico Art Gallery.
A little history
Tradition says it was built by Drogo de Hauteville or his brother Humphrey. It was a Norman country residence, a hunting and leisure place for the Swabians (its refitting is attributed to Emperor Frederick II), a lookout post against raiders and, under Charles I of Anjou after the battle of Benevento (1266), a royal stable.
How to get there
It stands in the centre of Palazzo San Gervasio and can be reached on foot from the town’s streets. Palazzo San Gervasio is in north-eastern Basilicata, on the border with Apulia.
Useful information
According to the town’s website the castle is being renovated, so check accessibility and visits before going. The map position comes from Wikipedia.
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