The southern Italian region of Basilicata borders on Campania to the west, Puglia (Apulia) to the east, and Calabria in the south and has a short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another on the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the southeast. While this is not the first place you can think of holiday in Italy, the region has a special charm that is slowly being discovered by visitors who are eager to emerge from the most touristy part of Italy.
Basilicata offering an extraordinary landscape of arid mountains and inland villages perched on hills, where time seems stopped. On the coast there are charming villages and seaside resorts of Lido di Metaponto, with its archaeological remains, Marina di Pisticci, Lido di Scanzano and Lido di Policoro. Vestiges of Roman times can be seen in Venosa with medieval art. Basilicata is divided into two provinces: Potenza and Matera.
Matera and the Sassi
In Matera, the National Museum holds Ridola Palaeolithic remains and pottery dating back to Neolithic, Bronze and Iron. Just outside the town are distinctive colonies, called Sassi, who has been declared Patrimony of Humanity. Well preserved colonies were reduced to rock and includes more than 100 stone churches of Civilization Greco-Byzantine monastery. Sassi Montescaglioso are important, with his commanding medieval abbey of S. Angelo Miglionico, known for its beautiful Norman castle;
Irsina, famous for the monastery of the 12th century S. Francesco, his crypt decorated with beautiful frescoes Tricarico, with its medieval churches; Pisticci, known for its rows of white houses, and Tursi, set above the river valley Sinni and isolated near the church of S. Maria d'Anglona. While there are good hotels in Matera, staying in homes rock is a very different experience, and hotels like Hotel Sant'Angelo, composed 16 historic homes that have been reformed into living spaces, include all the modern comforts. An alternative accommodation in the old city one of the many B & B where you get a chance to interact with the locals and enjoy delicious cuisine.
Potenza, the capital of Basilicata is the original pre-Roman, and Gerard Cathedral was rebuilt in the late 1700s. City Provincial Archaeological Museum houses an important prehistoric collection, an interesting ethnographic section and numerous Greek and Roman treasures, including Tempietto and di Statuina Persefone.
One of the most historic cities of Potenza province Rivello, located on a strategic ridge overlooking the valley and Mount Sirino Noce, has a fascinating mix of Lombard and Byzantine architecture. Also interesting to visit the convent of Sant'Antonio da Padova and the church Santa Barbara. The Byzantine church of San Michele dei Greci has a polyptych Neapolitan school dating from 1614.
The area of Vulture
In the northern province of Potenza, fertile soils permit cultivation of grapes and olives excellent. Here the two beautiful lakes Monticchio located in an ancient volcano, not far from the two castles of Frederick II of Swabia in Castel Lagopesole and Melfi. The Norman S. Lucia Church Rapolla, Venosa, known for its famous abbey of the Trinity Acerenza which, with its cathedral of the thirteenth century, are further attractions in the districts of architecture.
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