Between the eighth and tenth centuries, Lagopesole played a military role for the control of the ancient Via Herculea, which linked Melfi and Potenza.

A distinguishing feature of this castle from all the others attributed to Frederick II is the presence of a real church within it (not a simple chapel) in an austere Romanesque style.

[1] In the nineteenth century, the castle was the refuge of bandits, led by Carmine "Donatelli" Crocco, who, on April 7, 1861, occupied it with 400 other brigands.

[2] Lagopesole is located 27 km north of Potenza and 33km south of Melfi, and is intersected by the National Road "SS 93".

The village is served by the national road SS 658, which forms part of a highway linking Potenza and Foggia.