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The facade of the church of Maria Ss. Annunziata on Via Cervi (Piccianello district)

An old building situated in the Sasso Caveoso district of Pianelle, now in a state of disrepair

The cave dwellings on Via Madonna delle Virtù and the Gravina ravine in the Civita district

Detail of a cave dwelling in Via Bruno Buozzi, viewed from above

The steps in Vico San Clemente, with the ‘La Casa di Lucio’ hotel on the right

Via San Pietro Caveoso and the ancient houses of the Sasso Caveoso

The steps leading up to an old house in Via San Pietro Caveoso

The Town Hall Steps and the cave dwellings of Sasso Caveoso

Piazza San Francesco D’Assisi and the façade of the church of the same name

The 18th-century Baroque façade of the Church of St Francis of Assisi, situated in the square of the same name, designed by the architects Tommaso Pennetta and Vito Valentino

The central nave of the Church of St Francis of Assisi with its coffered ceiling

Detail of the entrance portal and façade of Palazzo Giudicepietro, formerly Palazzo Ferrau (now Palazzo Bernardini), in Via Pennino

Panoramic view of Sasso Barisano from the balcony on Via Sette Dolori

Via Tre Corone in the Sasso Caveoso

Panoramic view of Sasso Barisano and the Church of Sant’Agostino on the right, seen from Piazza Duomo

Panoramic view of Sasso Barisano from Via Gradoni Duomo

A view of Sasso Barisano and Via d’Addozio as seen from Via Gradoni Duomo

The façade of the cathedral, built in the Apulian Romanesque style and situated in the square of the same name, is crowned by a large sixteen-ray rose window

The statue of the Madonna della Bruna (patron saint of the city), situated in the lunette above the entrance portal of the Cathedral in Piazza Duomo

The cathedral’s 52-metre-high bell tower, topped by a pyramid in Piazza Duomo

Piazza Duomo, situated in the heart of the Civita district

Piazza Duomo and the three-nave cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria della Bruna, dating from the 13th century

A red crucifix donated by the Lions Club and placed at the entrance to Porta di Iuso on Via Duomo

The monument to the Calderaio, created by the sculptor Nicola Morelli and situated in Piazzetta della Cittadinanza Attiva, was donated by the Lions Club in 1982

Piazza Vittorio Veneto and the Banco di Napoli building

On the left is a newsagent’s and on the right is the Banco di Napoli building in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

The restaurant “Il Palazzotto” in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

The Government Building in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, home to the Prefecture and the former convent of San Domenico, where the Order of Preachers once lived

The war memorial to those who fell in the Great War, with the inscription on the pavement: ‘Let the young know that the martyrdom of the few was not in vain if it benefits the many’, in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, by the sculptor Benedetto d’Amore

The monument to those who died gloriously for their country during the Great War, in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, erected in May 1926

On the right is the war memorial in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, sculpted by Benedetto d’Amore, and on the left is the Government Building, which houses the Prefecture

The façade of the Church of San Domenico in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, built in the Apulian Romanesque style, and the side entrance to the Prefecture building, formerly a convent of the Order of Preachers

The Church of San Domenico in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, dating from the 13th century and founded by Blessed Nicola da Giovinazzo

On the right, an olive tree; on the left, the dome of the Church of San Domenico in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

On the right is the entrance to the Luigi Guerricchio viewpoint in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, which offers an enchanting view of the Sasso Barisano and the Civita district

A sign at the entrance to the Luigi Guerricchio viewpoint, marking the inclusion of the Sassi on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

A plaque dedicated to Francesco Conte in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, who in 1928 sacrificed his life to save some of his fellow citizens during a violent storm

Panoramic view of the Civita district and the majestic cathedral from the Luigi Guerricchio viewpoint

Panoramic view of Sasso Barisano from the balcony of the Luigi Guerricchio viewpoint

The small bell gable of the Church of San Domenico in Via San Biagio

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