Alleys of nobility, flavors of goodness!

In the Pollino National Park, a winding road reaches Senise, a town known for its monuments, the park around the dam and the 'cruschi' peppers. Waiting for the time to enjoy them in a grand banquet, you can visit the Church of San Francesco, dating back to the 13th century, when Caterina di San Severino donated a part of the Chiaromonte castle to the monks and when the Angevin dynasty followed the Norman one. Inside, dazzling in the golden decorations on the light walls, one can contemplate the very high pipe organ and the Polyptych by Simone da Firenze, with the Madonna degli Angeli in the center, depicted with a haunting face for beauty. We walk through the alleys and the noble palaces with their crisp and sculpted coats of arms, right up to the house of Nicola Sole, patriot and poet. A key invites you to open the door of the historic cellar where you can breathe the scent of the barrels and the work of man, refined in demijohns. The road climbs to the Mother Church of Santa Maria Santissima della Visitazione with the Arabian bell tower. Let's go back to the valley to taste the delicacies prepared with Senise peppers. A last walk to the dam, a fundamental destination for sportsmen and naturalists, closes the beautiful day.