Quiz Question: While visiting, you should make time to see Castello Tramontano, which is a…
The given options are:
- Vineyard
- Half-finished castle
- Highly rated restaurant
Correct Answer: Half-finished castle
Info: Why visit an unfinished castle? Because the story behind it is so good. Count Giovanni Carlo Tramontano was a nobleman who commissioned the castle above Matera in 1501. But his debts and arrogance led to heavy taxation on the people of Matera, who eventually rebelled. Count Tramontano was killed by a group of assassins in 1514, and the castle was never finished.