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Coordinates: 40° 28′ 51″ N, 15° 37′ 34″ E

Brienza, is a town in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 31′ 49″ N, 16° 2′ 48″ E

Castelmezzano origins’ are dated to the 7^th century BC. In the 19^th century, it was an ideal refuge for many bandits due to its own territorial placement consisting of natural hiding places among the rocks and lush vegetation. [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 22′ 41″ N, 16° 26′ 25″ E

Craco, an abandoned Italian village located in the region of Basilicata and the province of Matera, was called the area “Grachium” which means “from the little ploughed field”. Tombs were found suggesting the settlement dates back to the 8^th… [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 29′ 34″ N, 16° 27′ 19″ E

Ferrandina is a town in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata, famous for producing the highest level of quality Olive Oil. [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 39′ 48″ N, 16° 36′ 37″ E

Matera, a town in the region of Basilicata, is perched on the edge of a small canyon eroded by the Gravina. The lower Sassi (caves) district is divided into the Sasso Barisano and the Sasso Caveoso. [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 59′ 54″ N, 15° 39′ 13″ E

Melfi is a town in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The Castle, dominating the whole town was probably constructed ex novo by the Normans (11^th century), as no traces of pre-existing … [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 24′ 58″ N, 16° 49′ 2″ E

Metaponto is a small town of about 1,000 people in the province of Matera, Basilicata. Metapontum was a Greek city founded by an Achaean Colony. Pythagoras tomb was shown at Metapontum in the time of Cicero. Metapontum or Metapontium was an… [Read more]

Gallery of my best photos of all over Italy. [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 31′ 5″ N, 16° 3′ 49″ E

Pietrapertosa is a town in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Pietrapertosa is inside the Park of Gallipoli Cognato and Dolomites of Lucania, characterised by the fantastic shapes of sandstone. [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 23′ 24″ N, 16° 33′ 6″ E

Pisticci is a town in the province of Matera known for its Rioni. [Read more]

Coordinates: 40° 4′ 30″ N, 15° 44′ 53″ E

Rivello is a town in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. [Read more]

Italy, officially Repubblica Italiana, is a country located partly on the European Continent and partly on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its… [Read more]