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Museum of Brigandage (former Bourbon Prison)
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Rionero in Vulture (Potenza)

Museum of Brigandage (former Bourbon Prison)

The Museum of Brigandage is housed in the former Bourbon prison of Rionero in Vulture, the home town of the brigand Carmine Crocco.

  • Opening hoursOpening hours vary: ask at the Town Hall.
  • AdmissionCheck on site.
  • WhereVia Giuseppe Mazzini – Rionero in Vulture (PZ)
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What to see

  • Crocco’s Room, with reconstructions of the brigands’ belongings.
  • The Women Brigands’ Room, with reconstructed clothes, weapons and jewellery and sculptures dedicated to figures such as Michelina Di Cesare.
  • The courtyard of the former prison.

How to get there

It is in Via Giuseppe Mazzini, in the Costa district.

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No fixed opening hours or reliable ticket prices are known: ask at the Town Hall before visiting.

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