Matera's Ionian Coast is a gorgeous stretch of paradise on earth. By now, most travelers have heard of Matera, the city of the sassi (stones) and its famous cave dwellings. It's also the 2019 European Capital of Culture. This ancient city is beginning to make a name ...

The year 2019 is the year of Matera: the "European Capital of Culture" reserved for the elite. Among the numerous cultural initiatives planned throughout the entire year in the city, this particular adventure is a journey of Matera's Via Crucis or the Stations of the ...

It's finally here! After a long wait that began in October 2014, everything is finally ready for the opening ceremony of Matera European Capital of Culture 2019! The inauguration will kick off a 48 week long series of cultural events in the fabulous "City of Stones"! The inaugural ceremony will ...

In 1965, on the highest point of Monte San Biagio, the imposing statue of Christ the Redeemer was erected. Besides the importance of its dimensions, there is another really curious detail: whatever the observation point (the sea or the land) the Redeemer seems to be ...

Metaponto is a delightful seaside resort located in the municipality of Bernalda about 48 km from Matera. Along the coast, lies the Metaponto Lido, surrounded by greenery. You'll find a variety of beach resorts and  restaurants with menus ranging from pizza to seafood specialties. In some ...

Immersed in the Mount Vulture area, the city of Venosa is located in one of the most luxurious places in the Basilicata region. The Vulture Volcano (Monte Vulture), now extinct, made this land especially fertile and attractive for the populations of the past. In the ...

Matera, the European Capital of Culture 2019, has been representing Basilicata in the world for a few years now. Basilicata remained unknown to many for a long time, in fact a local director, Rocco Papaleo, in his film Basilicata coast to coast says: “Basilicata does ...

For those not from these parts, it's difficult to put into the words the sensation that one feels in mountain areas where temperatures can plunge out of the comfort zone. Pungent, immobilizing, frigid, but yet stimulating at the same time.  Just as it would be a ...