Things to see in Basilicata
25 places in Basilicata you should see at least once in your life.
Aliano and Carlo Levi
The village of 'Christ Stopped at Eboli' among the badlands
ArchaeologyMetaponto and the Tavole Palatine
The Doric columns of the temple of Hera in the plain of Metaponto
CuriositiesCraco, the Ghost Town
An abandoned village on a clay cliff, set of many films
CuriositiesCasa Noha and the Cave House
How people really lived in the Sassi before the evacuation
FaithMatera Cathedral
The Apulian Romanesque cathedral on the Civita, between the two Sassi
Art · UNESCOThe Sassi of Matera
The city carved into the rock, inhabited for nine thousand years
Faith · UNESCOThe Rock Churches of the Murgia Materana
Dozens of frescoed churches in the caves opposite the Sassi
FaithMontescaglioso and the Abbey of Sant'Angelo
A frescoed Benedictine abbey overlooking the Bradano valley
ArchaeologyPolicoro and Ancient Siris-Herakleia
The Siritide Museum and remains of the Greek colony on the Ionian Sea
VillagesTricarico
The Arab-Norman village of the tower and the Carnival masks
FaithAcerenza Cathedral
A gigantic Romanesque cathedral in a small village at 800 metres
CastlesThe Castle of Lagopesole
The last castle of Frederick II, with falconry shows
Food & wineAglianico del Vulture at Barile
Cellars carved into the tufa for the great Lucanian red
CuriositiesThe Flight of the Angel
Flying on a cable between two villages of the Lucanian Dolomites
NatureThe Tibetan Bridge of Castelsaraceno
One of the longest Tibetan bridges in the world, suspended over the valley
ArchaeologyGrumentum
The most important Roman site in the region, with theatre and amphitheatre
SeaMaratea and the Christ the Redeemer
The Lucanian Tyrrhenian coast dominated by the great statue on Monte San Biagio
CastlesThe Castle of Melfi
The Norman castle of Frederick II and the Rapolla sarcophagus
VillagesPietrapertosa
The highest village in Basilicata, wedged into the rock
CuriositiesPotenza and its Escalators
The highest regional capital in Italy, connected by very long escalators
LakesThe Lakes of Monticchio
Two lakes in the crater of the Vulture, with the abbey of San Michele
VillagesRivello
The village with two souls, Greek and Latin, with an unusual Last Supper
LakesLake Pertusillo
An emerald-green artificial lake in the Val d'Agri
NaturePollino National Park at Terranova
The land of the Bosnian pine and the wildest trails of the South
ArchaeologyVenosa
The city of Horace, with the Incompiuta of the Trinità and the archaeological park