Regioni d’Italia: Basilicata

Basilicata is located in the south of Italy, between Campagna, Puglia and Calabria. The region shares a short coastline between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea. Potenza is the main city of the region.
 A region of modest dimensions, Basilicata contains around 600.000 inhabitants and features a population density of 60 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Basilicata is mainly a mountainous, wild region that was formed by calcareous mountains and arid clay hills lacking vegetation.
Almost three quarters of the territory is made up of valleys and mountains and thus the region has a natural but fragile environment, a characteristic which explains the low population density.
Landslides are common.
The main rivers are Agri, Sinni, Basento and Bradano.
The region's numerous beaches on the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea have been preserved in their wild and natural state.

Basilicata, things to do

With its arid hills and desolate mountains, Basilicata, also known as Lucania, remains an often forgotten region that offers emense natural beauty, an ancient culture and popular traditions rooted in every small village.
Basilicata features very interesting sites including the Monticchio Lake, the Maratea beaches, and the Metaponto and Policoro Greek ruins.

Getting there

Basilicata is accesible by several routes:
- By car: from the Tyrrhenian slope take the A3 motorway to Salerno-Reggio Calabria, then take the Sicignano exit to the Basentana motorway, and from there Potenza is only 48 kilometers away. Continue about 30 kilometers until you arrive in Matera. From the Adriatic slope: take the A14 Bologna-Taranto motorway (Adriatic motorway) to Foggia, then head in the direction of Candela (where the A16 Napoli-Bari intersects) and continue to Melfi and Potenza.
- By train: From the Tyrrhenian slope and the Battipaglia rail station, take the Naples- Reggio Calabria line, which connects Potenza with Taranto, across the region. From the Adriatic slope, Potenza can be reached with the Foggia-Potenza rail connection. To arrive to Matera, leave from Bari on the rail line FAL ( Ferrovie Appulo Lucane). The FS Taranto-Sibari rail line, on the other hand, follozs the Ionian slope.
- By plane: from the Tyrrhenian slope, Potenza-Naples is about 159 kilometres. From the Adriatic slope, the Bari Palese is about 64 km away from the Matera Airport.

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