Located in La Martella district, the structure has stood on an ancient rural rocky complex on the bank of the Picciano ravine since the second half of the 17th century. Purchased in 1849 by the Giudicepietro family, its unmistakable structure overlooks the wide La Martella plain.
(Tommaselli M., Il Parco della Murgia Materana. Guida all'Escursionismo, Matera, Edizioni Giannatelli, (2002))