Basilicata

It's impossible not to fall in love

Here in Basilicata, the customs of its inhabitants intertwine with the rhythms of nature. A small corner of Italy brimming with history, culture, flavors, and breathtaking landscapes that are impossible not to fall in love with.

Unspoiled landscapes, sleepy and quiet villages, enchanting beaches. Basilicata is a region in southern Italy with an incredible variety of landscapes: mountains that run the length of the region all the way to Pollino, unspoiled nature, vast expanses of land, national parks, forests, beaches, and lunar-like landscapes.

Immagine 1

Matera

A city of contrasts, competition, and fusion between landscapes, civilizations, and cultures.

In Matera, nature and man are the protagonists and key players in history, landscape and traditions. From cave dwellings to Byzantine origins, the arrival of the Normans, Romanesque, Renaissance and Baroque styles, the last eight centuries of construction and refinement of the city have attempted to shape and overcome the natural resistance of the pre-existing cave habitat, helping to create an urban structure of particular quality and uniqueness.

The inimitable architecture of the Sassi di Matera demonstrates man's ability to adapt perfectly to the environment and natural context, skilfully utilising simple features such as the constant temperature of the excavated rooms, the calcarenite rock itself for the construction of above-ground dwellings, and the use of slopes for water control.
  • In 1993 UNESCO declares the Sassi di Matera a World Heritage Site
  • The Sassi di Matera is the 6th site in Italy chronologically, the first in the south.
  • On October 17, 2014, Matera was designated European Capital of Culture for 2019
Matera
Immagine 2

Lucanian Dolomites

Il parco delle Dolomiti Lucane, al centro della regione, è caratterizzato da un sistema montuoso con spettacolari guglie e sagome che hanno suggerito nomi fantasiosi come l’aquila reale, l’incudine, la grande madre, la civetta e da borghi dal fascino senza tempo: i più importanti sono Castelmezzano e Pietrapertosa e sono collegati tra loro dal “volo dell’angelo”, un vero e proprio volo sui due paesini, o attraverso un bellissimo sentiero conosciuto come percorso delle Sette Pietre.

Matera
Immagine 2

Lucanian Dolomites

Arriving from Biella in 1953 for business reasons, Count Stefano Rivetti di Val Cervo was so fascinated by Maratea that he decided to invest in the area to promote it in his own way. With the help of the Cassa del Mezzogiorno, he conceived and financed what would later become the centrepiece of tourism in Maratea: the statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea, also known as Christ of Maratea.

The monument is located on the highest point of Mount S. Biagio. Its summit, overlooking the sea for several hundred metres, towers over the port of Maratea.

Second in size only to the Christ of Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, the statue is 21 metres high, with an arm span of 19 metres and a face measuring 3 metres. The weight of the complex is around 400 tonnes.

The statue has its back to the sea and its face towards the mainland, as if watching over the inhabitants of Maratea and the surrounding area. Due to the particular configuration of the face, an unmistakable landmark for sailors, it gives the impression to a distant observer that the gaze is directed towards the sea, contrary to reality.

Matera