Metaponto
Metaponto is located in the province of Matera on the road that links Potenza and Matera with Taranto. It is partly set back from the 35 km of Ionian coastline by pine forest. With a population of only 1000 Metaponto is an exclusive resort with lots to see and do. The town is split with two main…
Montalbano Ionico
The town rises above the gullies, clayey formations that characterise the area with their particular morphology, making it unmistakable with a typical lunar landscape. Here in Montalbano there is the Regional Reserve of the Gullies, the largest in Basilicata and featuring geological rarities that…
Nova Siri
Nova Siri is a 10 minute drive from Rotondella and is located just south west of Policoro along the border. It is a pretty hilltop town situated on the river in the surrounding area of San Nicola, with picturesque views of the Ionian coastline. Go there for the Marina di Nova Siri, a popular…
Pisticci
The territory of Pisticci is characterised in particular by the presence of gullies, clayey rocks formed by soil erosion, which give the landscape an evocative lunar aspect. In the historic centre of the town, built on the hills of Serra Cipolla, San Francesco and Monte Como, we find the Mother…
Policoro
Policoro is located in the fertile plain of Metaponto and is on the coast of the Matera province. The town is three kilometres from the Ionian sea, separated from its beaches by a tranquil pine forest nature reserve. The Ionian Sea is rich in marine life and dolphins and sea turtles are common in…
Rotondella
Rotondella is a pretty mountaintop village, located south west of Policoro. Its high position gives it unmissable views, looking over the Ionian coastline making it a great stopping point en route. Rotondella is an old Italian town with mentions of it in 1261 by the name Rotunda Marinis. It is also…
Scanzano Ionico
Scanzano Jonico owes its fame to the production of fruit, in particular citrus fruits, vegetables and tobacco. It was the last town in the province of Matera to be created following the land reform; until 1974 it was part of the municipality of Montalbano Jonico. The agricultural vocation of…
Tursi
Home town of Albino Pierro, a Lucanian poet twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature, Tursi stands on a sandstone hill between the Agri and Sinni rivers. Pierro, in his verses in the Tursi dialect, has repeatedly praised its millennial beauty. To eternalise the poet’s memory the…
