Bovino

Bovino occupies a hill above the routes between the Apennines and the Apulian plain. Its castle and cathedral crown a compact town of stone streets, looking towards the valley below. In 1575 the estate passed to the Guevara family, who held it for centuries. They transformed the old castle into a ducal residence, where notable visitors included the poet Torquato Tasso. The fortress thus became a setting for noble life as well as a reminder of the town's earlier defences.