https://visitbasilicata.com/ The independent travel portal for Basilicata, Italy: nine destination guides from Matera to Maratea, tours and tickets, itineraries, getting around, when to go and where to stay. en https://visitbasilicata.com/tours/ https://visitbasilicata.com/tours/ The best tours and tickets in Basilicata on GetYourGuide: Matera’s Sassi and Murgia, Craco, the Dolomiti Lucane, Pollino rafting, Maratea kayaking and Vulture wine, grouped by destination. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/itineraries/ https://visitbasilicata.com/itineraries/ Realistic Basilicata itineraries of 4, 7, 10 and 12 days, by car, through Matera, Craco, the Dolomiti Lucane, Maratea, the Pollino, the Vulture and the Ionian coast. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/getting-there/ https://visitbasilicata.com/getting-there/ How to get to Basilicata and travel around: the nearest airports (Bari, Naples, Lamezia), trains to Potenza, Maratea, Metaponto and Matera, regional buses, driving and car hire. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/travel-guide/ https://visitbasilicata.com/travel-guide/ Practical travel advice for Basilicata, Italy: entry and Schengen, money and costs, safety, etiquette, connectivity, health, packing, accessibility and Lucanian food and wine. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/when-to-go/ https://visitbasilicata.com/when-to-go/ The best time to visit Basilicata: seasons, a month-by-month table, festivals such as the Madonna della Bruna, and how to plan for heat on the coast and cold in the mountains. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/where-to-stay/ https://visitbasilicata.com/where-to-stay/ Where to stay in Basilicata: the best bases compared, price bands and booking tips, and real hotels in Matera, Maratea, the Dolomiti Lucane, the Pollino and every other destination. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/matera/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/matera/ The cave city of the Sassi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993 and European Capital of Culture in 2019. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/potenza/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/potenza/ The regional capital, on a ridge at around 800 m, with a compact old town and easy access to the inland sights. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/maratea/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/maratea/ About 30 km of cliffs and coves on the Gulf of Policastro, with a hill town, a small harbour and some of the cleanest water in southern Italy. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/dolomiti-lucane/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/dolomiti-lucane/ The Dolomiti Lucane: sharp sandstone pinnacles, two of Italy’s most dramatic villages and the Volo dell’Angelo. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/craco/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/craco/ An abandoned medieval town on a ridge of clay hills, about an hour from Matera. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/pollino/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/pollino/ A vast mountain park on the border of Basilicata and Calabria, with Italy’s rarest pine and some of the south’s best hiking. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/metaponto-policoro/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/metaponto-policoro/ The heart of Magna Graecia in Basilicata: the Greek city of Metapontion, the museum of Herakleia and the sands of the Ionian Sea. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/vulture/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/vulture/ The north of Basilicata: an extinct volcano, two crater lakes, medieval castles and one of southern Italy’s great red wines. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/aliano-val-dagri/ https://visitbasilicata.com/destinations/aliano-val-dagri/ The literary landscape of “Christ Stopped at Eboli”, the calanchi badlands and the Roman ruins of the Agri valley. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT