Monday after Easter, in Italy, is an opportunity to organize picnics to welcome spring.

We spent a few days in our flat in Cerchiara and we decided to visit Altomonte on Easter Monday. Altomonte is mentioned among   “The most beautiful villages in Italy “, an association between municipalities that is intended to safeguard small treasures that are out of the main tourist tracks. In particular in Altomonte there is the Church of Consolation, one of the best examples of Angevin period Gothic architecture.

Here are some house entry doors In the streets of Altomonte (as you can see it is unusually cold).

The Church of Consolation:

After visiting Altomonte, we moved towards Lake Esaro, near a village named Roggiano Gravina.

And then wandering in the nearby area , unexpectedly we discovered Malvito with its Norman castle.