If you are looking for an Italian get-away with a difference, then the southern region of Basilicata offers a world of unspoilt opportunity. In a country renowned for tourism, Basilicata is refreshingly under-explored and a great contrast with the traditional tourist hubs further north. The result is a reassuring feeling that the locals are still in the majority and, that they too, eat in the restaurants you do.
Basilicata is traditionally an agricultural and rural region. Basilicata is a fascinating area steeped in history and natural beauty. With stunning countryside, historical and atmospheric towns and villages, sandy beaches and excellent local cuisine; visitors will leave with the desire to return.
Discover the best destinations that Basilicata can offer to the tourist
Valsinni is a town to be flipped through like a book: the Town Hall houses the Park “Isabella Morra”, dedicated to the daughter of the lord of the Castle
Tursi is a town with Arabic routes cradled in the moon-like landscape of Calanchi, and is the home town of the dialect poet Albino Pierro, who was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize for Literature.