Basilicata, also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia (Puglia) to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short south-western coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the north-west and Calabria in the south-west, and a longer one to the south-east on the Gulf of Taranto on the Ionian Sea between Calabria in the south-west and Apulia in the north-east. The region can be thought of as the “instep” of Italy, with Calabria functioning as the “toe” and Apulia the “heel”. The region covers about 10,000 km² and in 2010 had a population slightly under 600,000. The regional capital is Potenza. The region is divided into two provinces: Potenza and Matera.
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Brienza90 photos[See more]
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Coordinates: 40° 28′ 51″ N, 15° 37′ 34″ E
Brienza, is a town in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. [See more]
Castelmezzano41 photos[See more]
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Coordinates: 40° 31′ 49″ N, 16° 2′ 48″ E
Castelmezzano origins’ are dated to the 7th century BC. In the 19th 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. [See more]
Craco234 photos[See more]
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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 8th… [See more]
Ferrandina118 photos[See more]
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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. [See more]
Matera357 photos[See more]
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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. [See more]
Melfi7 photos[See more]
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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 (11th century), as no traces of pre-existing … [See more]
Metaponto34 photos[See more]
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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… [See more]
Most beautiful photos of Italy674 photos[See more]
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Gallery of my best photos of all over Italy. [See more]
Pietrapertosa28 photos[See more]
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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. [See more]
Pisticci55 photos[See more]
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Coordinates: 40° 23′ 24″ N, 16° 33′ 6″ E
Pisticci is a town in the province of Matera known for its Rioni. [See more]
Rivello4 photos[See more]
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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. [See more]