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The Chapel of the Madonna di Monteserico, located on the esplanade of the ancient castle, is a small rural sanctuary linked to the local popular devotion. Once the hub of the village's religious life, it housed an image of the Virgin believed to be miraculous, and even today, Mass is celebrated there once a year in her honor.

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You pedal through the fields that stretch as far as the eye can see, the only noise that accompanies us is that of the wheels on the dirt road.

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Today only the small church, not far from the castle, remains of the ancient village, dedicated to the Madonna. The castle of Monteserico belonged in the following centuries to several local noble lords. From the seventeenth to the end of the eighteenth century. it was owned by the Genoese Grimaldi dei Doria and some descendants of the Sancia family. It remained abandoned, therefore, for more than half a century, until in 1857 it was bought by local barons, the dell'Agli-Cetti, when however it had already become an uninhabitable place

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The manor is accessed via a ramp paved with cobblestones. After the entrance portal, you enter a square courtyard that separates the keep from the external mass that encloses it. Originally the entrance was located exactly on the opposite side to the current one, opened only in recent times (19th century), and consisted of an ogival door with stone frames. The ground floor plan is divided into two parts with an arch supporting a pointed barrel vault. The two upper floors are accessed via a spiral staircase.

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Towards 980 it happened that Otto II, after having invaded Puglia, arranged for defense posts to be created on the borders of the occupied regions to also serve as supply points for the planned Calabrie enterprise. Then the Castle was transformed into a fortress.

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Some trace its construction back to Roman times, but many rightly believe it is from the Norman age as in the case of Giustino Fortunato. Others, such as the German medievalist Carl Arnold Willemsen - who made a considerable effort in studying the time and the figure of Emperor Frederick II - have believed that, being of modest proportions, it is a holiday rather than a defense , but recent studies show the opposite, especially if we take into account that next to it there was an extensive village. However, it seems certain that it was transformed into a fortress at the time of Otto II, around 980. In 1041 it was the scene of the battle that saw the Normans of Melfi defeat the Byzantines of Montepeloso. The castle was restored and enlarged by the Swabians and it seems that it was frequently visited by Frederick II as the natural habitat of the birds of prey so dear to the Emperor.

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In 1897 the people of Genzano, following a dream made by an old sage, flocked to that place and began to dig on the northern side of the castle in search of the Madonna dreamed by the old man. The work lasted a long time and was resumed in the following years with the result of serious damage to the structure.

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