Basilicata Travel Guide – Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights

Basilicata is the beautiful, less-touristed region of southern Italy, located between Calabria and Puglia (Apulia). It occupies the space of the "in-step" of the Italian peninsula's boot shape and lies between the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas. Basilicata – Culture – Location & Orientation – Climate & When to Visit – Sightseeing Highlights – Matera – Casa Cava – Cripta del Peccato Originale/Crypt of Original Sin – Potenza – Maratea – Melfi – Venosa – Metaponto – Acerenza – Avigliano – Castel Lagopesole – Castelmezzano – Marsicovetere – Caranna Waterpark, Tramutola – Recommendations for the Budget Traveller – Places to Stay – Basiliani Hotel – Palace Hotel – Hotel San Domenico Al Piano – Hotel Ristorante Borgo La Tana – San Pietro – Places to Eat – Fratelli La Bufala Restaurant – Il Terrazzino Restaurant – I vizi degli angeli laboratorio di gelateria artigianale Restaurant – Ristorante delle Rose – Ristorante White Horse – Places to Shop – Massimo Casiello – Geppetto – Peperoncino – Antica Casa del Tessuto, Cav. Francesco Brando – La Farmacia dei Sani