Miglionico

Miglionico (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in Basilicata, southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Miglionico
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Miglionico
Italian comune.image_caption: View of Miglionico
Italian comune.image_shield: miglionico.gif
Italian comune.image_skyline: Miglionico Piazza popolo.jpg
Italian comune.region: Basilicata
Italian comune.province: Matera (MT)
Italian comune.mayor: Francesco Comanda
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 88.84
Italian comune.population_total: 2461
Italian comune.population_demonym: Miglionichesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 465

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Miglionico (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in Basilicata, southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

==Main sights== The massive Castello del Malconsiglio ("Castle of the Bad Council"), built in the 8th-9th century and enlarged in 1110 and in the 15th century. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.