Basilicata

Population: approx. 578,391
Area: 9,994.61 km²
Provinces: Matera and Potenza
Location: southern Italy

The Basilicata region

The Basilicata region lies between Calabria and Puglia. You don’t visit Basilicata by chance, you choose it to have a different experience, to immerse yourself in the localities. Silence, colors, smells and tastes lead away from the chaos and stress of modern life and offer unique sensations.

The forests of Basilicata, around the mountains, are covered with small charming villages well over 1000m above sea level. Here the air is pure, real flavors and the beauties of nature combined with the historical evidence. Satisfies every desire for knowledge. The area of ​​the lakes of Monticchio, one of the most spectacular and beautiful areas of Basilicata.

Lago Grande and Lago Piccolo, two magnificent water levels that occupy the two extinct craters of Monte Vulture.

The Ionian coast, with the two famous towns of Metaponto and Policoro, offers wide beaches of fine sand or pebbles, surrounded in some places by pine trees and rows of eucalyptus.

The Gulf of Policastro, on the Tyrrhenian side, has a high and rugged coast, where the headlands, facing the sea, are surrounded by small beaches with crystal clear waters.

Matera

Matera, the city of stones, a unique place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with the many rock-hewn churches. While walking through the narrow streets of Civita, the oldest part of the city, one can see the old urban settlement covered by a network of caves carved into the rock by the shepherds to protect families and animals. Archaic architecture, without a specific project, which is a real monumental work, attracting millions of visitors from all over the world. A place so unique that it has been chosen as the setting for many films, including “The Passion of the Christ”.

Matarea

Then there is the coast of Maratea, a 32 km long coastline in the Tyrrhenian Sea, famous for the richness and beauty of the seabeds, this beautiful land offers numerous small beaches to relax in the sun and to cool off in the clear waters of an unspoilt sea In addition, you can take a boat tour to visit the many caves that are along the coast. The city of Maratea is a precious pearl in the picturesque Gulf of Policastro, dominated by the imposing statue of the Savior.

Discover the Basilicata region with the unique city of Matera and its rock houses, the Sassi!

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