Municipality of Teggiano

Clean little square, a quiet walk

Beautiful and super organized historic center.

A very special village, rich in history and characteristic alleys.

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Small and cute village perched on a hill a little higher than 600mt above sea level overlooking the valley. Medieval village with castles and churches. It is worth spending a few hours if you are in the area. Unfortunately the road signs do not help ...

The last hypothesis in order of time is that Teggiano arose by the Lucanians at the beginning of the 4th century BC. Later the name Tergia or Tergianum is attested. Considerable importance went to the Teggiano of the Italic period, which played a leading role both in the context of the twelve Lucanian federated cities, and on the occasion of the social wars. The countless historical artifacts remain testimony to those periods, consisting of classical fragments of both religious and civil architecture, currently scattered almost everywhere along the streets of the historic center. The city was probably destroyed around 410 AD. by Alaric. From the fifth century onwards it took the name of Dianum, then Diano, from which the homonymous Vallo took its name. The maximum splendor was reached in the period in which the noble Sanseverino family destined it to a privileged place. With the arrival of the Normans, a large number of Norman warrior families settled there, the village in fact has a strong military vocation. Among the Norman families who lived there are the: de Flumine, the first of whom, Bosone, founded the Sedile di Diano around 1133, and then, the Galliciano, the de Diano, the Mordente, the Carrano and the d'Alitto families. Other families joined in the Frederick period such as: the Corrado, the Grosso. In the Angevin period the Mazzacane, the Malavolta from Siena and so other families arrived in the following Aragonese and Austrian periods such as the del Verme from Verona. In 1485 the famous conspiracy of the barons was plotted within the walls of his castle, hatched by Antonello Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno, against Ferrante I of Aragon, king of Naples. Subsequently, in 1497, Teggiano, impregnable refuge of the rebel Prince, was besieged by the army of the Duke of Calabria, Federico, who had become king in the meantime. The fame of an impregnable castle was not debunked even on that occasion: the siege lasted much longer than expected without the army being able to get the hold of the castle. An honorable surrender, therefore, sanctioned by pacts drawn up by Notar Jacopo Carrano, signed by the King and the Prince, saved the latter's life and safeguarded the integrity of the population who, en masse, had flocked to support the beloved. man. After 1552, the year in which the definitive removal of the Sanseverino family took place, Teggiano became a fiefdom of other noble families of the Kingdom, who were able to govern it with varying fortunes. From 1811 to 1860 it was the capital of the district of the same name belonging to the Kingdom Hall District of the Two Sicilies. (Wikipedia). I was there on a visit on February 21st and I can testify that the historic center is a real gem. Unmissable. And it is very close to the A2 motorway (Sala Consilina junction).

Characteristic town located on a hill overlooking the valley in front of Sala Consilina with many medieval features. The view over the valley is remarkable. Known for the antiques event that attracts many people during the same. Nice to visit.