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Italy

Our country is famous for having the shape of a boot.

Italy → Basilicata

Our region, Basilicata, is between the heel and the tip of this boot.

Italy → Basilicata

Basilicata is on two separate coasts: the rocky Tyrrhenian coast on the westside and the sandy Ionic coast on the eastside.It has also got two names:The second name is Lucania, that's why we are called Lucani.

The region's economy is based on agriculture , animal -farming

Economy ...

and on the activities of small and medium enterprises: especially food industries ( such as oil mills, wineries, pasta factories).

Economy ... On the other hand Basilicata is rich in hydrocarbons, particularly methane, in the Basento Valley, and oil, in Val d' Agri. Here there is the greatest oilfield of Europe (a production estimated in 104.000 barrels, up to 10% of the national requirement).

Economy ...

New job perspectives have come from FIAT car factory settled in Melfi in 1993.

Places of interest ...

Magna Grecia

In Basilicata there are places and monuments that testify the richness of its history and the variety of peoples that lived here.

Places of interest ...

MATERA

Matera is the second biggest city in Basilicata after Potenza. A Unesco Heritage Site

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MARATEA

Maratea is on the Tyrrhenian coast. It is characterized by a beautiful sea and a fantastic statue of Saint Biagio similar to the statue in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

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CASTLES

You can find medieval castles all over the region.Most of them of Norman origins

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POTENZA

Potenza is the capital of Basilicata.

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Its churches POTENZA

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And old town gates POTENZA

Places of interest ...

POTENZA

•Torre Guevara.•Palazzo Loffredo, a 17th century noble residence now the seat of "Dinu Adamesteanu“ National Archaeological Museum. •A Roman bridge on the Basento river.

the University of Basilicata, established in 1982has faculties both in Potenza and Matera

Festivals ...

Basilicata is a land of ancient traditions:Dances and events to propitiate a good agricultural year...like the “Maggio” in Accettura.

Festivals ...

Religious festivals ...

Festivals ...

The Turkish Parade in Potenza

Festivals ...

•Via Crucis in Barile to celebrate the Passion of Jesus Christ. •The Carnival in Tricarico.

Leonardo Da Vinci (!?!?!?) ...

Do you know the latest news??Recently,in a noble mansion in Basilicata , a self-portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci has been discovered. The painting is now on display in the museum of Vaglio Basilicata, a small village near Potenza.