Situated on a hilltop, the imposing Malconsiglio Castle (8th-9th century) dominates the entire Bradano valley.
Its unique parallelogram shape and seven distinctive towers make it a prominent landmark in the region.
The most ancient towers are square; some, at the top of the building, are circular, and there are two double towers.
The name of the castle - Malconsiglio - is linked to the dramatic conspiracy of the Barons of the Kingdom of Naples against King Ferdinand I of Aragon (1485).
This event culminated in a bloody massacre inside the castle.

The massive Castello del Malconsiglio ("Castle of the Bad Council") was built in the 8th-9th century, and in 1110 Count Alessandro di Andria, lord of the castle at the time, carried out the first expansion by building the upper floor.
The third phase of its construction took place in the 15th century.
The castle has the shape of a parallelogram, flanked by seven towers, some square (the oldest), two double towers and others circular, placed at the vertices of the building.
In the Middle Ages, the story of Miglionico was strongly connected to its large castle, which was held by the Hauteville Normans and then by the Sanseverino.
After the latter where slaughtered by order of Frederick II (1245), Miglionico was assigned to his son Manfred.
After the latter's fall, however, the Sanseverino were re-instated, holding the town until the abolition of feudalism.
This castle, over which so many centuries have passed, still stands strong with its towers and seems to want to challenge the next centuries.