The Vulture ( it, Il Vulture, italic=no, ), also known as the Vulture-Melfese or Vulture-Alto Bradano is a geographical and historical region in the northern part of the

province of Potenza The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza. Geography It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There are ...

, in the

Basilicata it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = ...

region of Italy.

Geography

The area consists of the

comuni The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

of Atella,

Barile Barile ( aae, Barilli; Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the ''comuni'' (municipalities), of Ginestra, Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, and ...

, Ginestra, Melfi, Rapolla,

Ripacandida Ripacandida is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Barile, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Rionero in Vulture. Archaeology The study of the necropoli ...

, Rionero in Vulture, Maschito,

Venosa Venosa ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Ginestra, Lavello, Maschito, Montemilone, Palazzo San Gervas ...

Ruvo del Monte Ruvo del Monte ( Lucano: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Calitri, Rapone, Rionero in Vulture Rionero in Vulture ( aae, Arrionero) is a town and ''comune ...

Rapone Rapone is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = ...

, and

San Fele San Fele ( nap, Sandə Fèlə) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Geography San Fele is a picturesque stone village located at the saddle between two mountain peaks, Monte Toretta an ...

. The area takes its name from the extinct volcano

Monte Vulture Mount Vulture () is an extinct volcano located north of the city Potenza in the Basilicata region (Italy). As a prominent landmark it gave its name to the Vulture region, the most significant viticultural zone in Basilicata growing the DOC win ...

(1326 m). Sights include the two lakes of Monticchio within the crater of the volcano, and the castles of

Frederick II of Hohenstaufen Frederick II (German: ''Friedrich''; Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusal ...

Castel Lagopesole Castel Lagopesole, or simply Lagopesole, is a village and civil parish (''frazione'') of the municipality ('' comune'') of Avigliano, in Basilicata, southern Italy. It has a population of 652. History The name derives from the presence of the lak ...

and Melfi. File:Monte Vulture visto da Monteverde.jpg, View of the Vulture from

Monteverde, Campania Monteverde is a '' comune'' in the province of Avellino in Southern Italy. History In the 11th century, Monteverde became a bishopric seat and had a bishop until 1531, when the diocese of Monteverde was merged with the diocese of Canne. From 15 ...

File:Monte vulture 1 in basilicata.jpg,

Mount Vulture Mount Vulture () is an extinct volcano located north of the city Potenza in the Basilicata region ( Italy). As a prominent landmark it gave its name to the Vulture region, the most significant viticultural zone in Basilicata growing the DOC wi ...

an extinct volcano at an elevation of 1,326m

Produce

The fertile volcanic soil of the Vulture is suitable for the cultivation of grapes and olives. The DOC wine

Aglianico del Vulture Aglianico del Vulture and Aglianico del Vulture Superiore are Italian red wines based on the Aglianico grape and produced in the Vulture area of Basilicata. Located on volcanic soils derived from nearby Mount Vulture, it was awarded ''Denomina ...

is produced in the region, as are Aglianico dolce, a dessert wine, Aglianico di Filiano,

Malvasia Malvasia (, also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean region, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and the island of Madeira, but now grown in many of the winemaking regions of the world. ...

del Vulture and Moscato del Vulture. The area of Monte Vulture has numerous springs, and several brands of

mineral water Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. Mineral water may usually be still or sparkling (carbonated/effervescent) according to the presence or absence of added gases. T ...

are bottled there.

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Portal for the Vulture area
Geography of Basilicata Province of Potenza Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Italy {{Basilicata-geo-stub

Geography

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