Travel guide Basilikata mit Matera (Capital of Culture 2019)

In the south of Italy is a region so small that it is even usually ignored by the weather reports: Southeast of Campania, south-west of Puglia and north of Calabria and Basilicata covers an area of ​​almost 10,000 square kilometers, one, one-seventh of the area of ​​Bavaria. Very few have a clear understanding of this region, whose poverty many "Christ Came in Eboli" are familiar with through reading Carlo Levi's autobiographical stories. The Sassi of Matera, the characteristic settlements still infamous in the 1950s as a "national shame" but have achieved a great career - not only as a film set, but since 1993 as a World Heritage Site; In addition, Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture . Here, Basilicata has riches that have been long lost elsewhere: the things spoken about, living traditions and the natural hospitality of the people, a largely unspoilt nature, beautiful coasts, cultural treasures dating back thousands of years, a varied regional cuisine, wines.