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Holidays in Basilicata  -  Travel information Basilicata.

The region is divided into two provinces : Potenza and Matera.

Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Puglia to the east, Calabria to the south.

The region is mountainous [ crossed from north to south by the Lucan Apennine mountain chain. These mountains, with the exception of the Pollino Massif, on the Calabria border, and the Sirino to the southwest, do not go above a height of 2,000 metres ], arid and scarcely watered. It has two coastlines, one in the center of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea, and a tiny one on the Tyrrhenian Sea, with the famous sea resort of Maratea. The bare mountain landscapes slope down to the Ionian Sea.

The most important rivers - the Sinni, the Agri, the Basento, and the Bradano - spring from the Apennines and flow into the lonian Sea, characterizing much of the region's orographic appearance and climate.

Capital City of Basilicata : Potenza


camping and caravanning, car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transport / travelling to basilicata

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Camping and Caravanning

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI Camping Guide Basilicata

 Camping.it  -  Camp sites Basilicata: Matera - Potenza

Car Rental 

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   

Holiday Homes / Apartments

 Interhome   -  Holiday homes Basilicata
Interhome offers quality apartments or houses in Baratea. All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

 NonSoloCasa  -  Holiday homes in Southern Italy
Travel to Campania, Cilento, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria, Sicily
 Bungalows Costa di Maratea

Hotels in Basilicata

 Booking - Hotels in Basilicata  - Hotels in Basilicata
Hotels in Matera, Maratea, Potenza, Rapolla, Senise, Nova Siri Marina, Marina di Pistici, Terranova di Pollino, Policoro.

 Park Hotel Centro Congressi, ****, Racc. Autostradale Basentana, 85100 Potenza
The hotel is located adjacent to the S.S. Basentana but at the same time isolated from it by a vast tree area. The complex is in an excellent position, being between the historical centre and industrial area of Potenza and the inner province of Potenza. Near Highway, Near Train Station, University.

   - discounted hotels
Quality resort hotels, unbeatable prices, up to date availability, instant confirmation.

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 

Hostels / Country Inns

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

 Ostelli online  -  Italian Youth Hostels Association
 Agriturismo.net  -  Farmhouse accommodations / Country Inns

National Parks Basilicata

 Parco Nazionale del Pollino
With its 192,565 hectares, Pollino National Park, the largest protected area in Italy between Calabria and Basilicata, has a wealth of landscapes to offer: great areas of wilderness where the cuirassed pine -the true emblem of the park- clings to the rocky slopes as the wind shapes its twisted trunk; not far away, rolling hills and valleys, lush slopes with flowering plants in springtime, and then endless upland plains where the sheep still graze like in ancient times.
From east to west, the eye meets the sea and the coast is within easy reach despite the considerable altitude of the mountains. The solitude of the highest peaks dominated by the majestic flight of the golden eagle is juxtaposed to the common reality of the anthropic environment: small villages where the old women still wear their traditional garb not far from larger towns hosting important cultural events that attract visitors. In this territory survive groups of ethnic Albanians that tenaciously preserve their Arbëreshe (Italian-Albanian) cultural and linguistic traditions as well as the archaeological remains of civilizations that have dominated this area over the centuries.
 Regional Park Gallipoli Cognato

 Park.it 
National Parks Italy, Regional Parks, Marine Protected Areas, National Reserves, Regional Reserves, Wetlands and Other Protected Areas.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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 Agriturismo Basilicata

Travel Guides Basilicata / Destination Guide

Travel Guides Basilicata [ Amazon.co.uk ]

Southern Italy Insight Guide 
This guide includes a section detailing the history of Southern Italy, from the days of the Greeks and Romans to modern times, 12 features covering aspects of the region's life and culture, ranging from the Mafia to music and more. It has a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of photographs and 12 maps.
Paperback 300 pages (July 25, 2002); Publisher: Insight Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 9812349081.
A Traveller in Southern Italy -  H.V. Morton
Paperback 432 pages (January 10, 2002); Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd. Language: English; ISBN: 0413522105.
The Rough Guide to Italy -  Martin Dunford, Celia Woolfrey, Ros Belford
Paperback 1184 pages (May 5, 2005); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843534274.

Transportation / How do I travel to Basilicata

 Puglia Airport  -  Apulian Regional Transport Authority
 Bari Airport  -  Aeroporto Bari Palese
 Foggia Airport  -  Foggia Gino Lisa
 Brindisi Airport  -  Brindisi Casale - Karol Wojtyla [ BRI ] ??
 Taranto Grottaglie

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Basilicata.

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights 

  -  Eurolines  -  coach line to Italy
A. o. Siena - Rome - Naples; Venice; Cattolica - L'Aquila; Turjn; Sicily

 Trenitalia  -  Italian Railways

 Autostrade
 Online map Basilicata [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ].
Puglia, Molise, Campania, Calabria, Basilicata (Michelin Regional Maps) 
Map (April 2003); Publisher: Michelin Maps; Language: English; ISBN: 2061011314.

 Weather in Basilicata


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Tourist Board Basilicata
Basilicata or Lucania | How reaching | Potenza: the chief town | Matera: Sassi's city | The towns of the province | The territory | The nature | The artistic profile | History | Culture and Folklore | The events | Handicraft | Gastronomy | Where To Eat | Where To Sleep | Tourist services

 Regione Basilicata  -  Government of Basilicata

 Potenza  -  City of Potenza  -  Capital City Basilicata
Citta Moderna con un Cuore Antico

 Matera Province  -  Provincie Matera
 Potenza Province - Province Potenza 

 Bernalda  -  City Council Bernalda
 Maratea  -  see Costa Maratea
 Matera City  -  City Council Matera - Tourist Info Matera - Guide Turistiche

 Arcadia Turistica  -  Tourist board National park Pollino
Cities : Calvera, Cersosimo, Chiaromonte, Fardella and Teana.
 Casa Grotta  -  vico Solitario Comune di Matera
 Costa di Maratea  -  Golfo di Policastro, Lucania
 Valle del Lagri

 Basilicatanews.info
 Radio  -  Radio 91 
 University Basilicata  -  Università degli Studi della Basilicata

Wintersport in Basilicata

 Lauria [ 1560 m ]
 Monte Volturino [ 1860 m ]
Between La Sellata-Pierfaone and Monte Viggiano. See Sciclub Volturino
 Sacro Monte di Viggiano  -  Comune di Viggiano
Montagna Grande di Viggiano [ 1450 m ]
 Monte Sirino [ 1850 m ]  -  La stazione sciistica Monte Sirino -  see Comune di Lauria
Il gruppo montuoso del Sirino-Papa, con i suoi 2.000 metri di altezza, è la seconda vetta dell'Appennino meridionale.
 Sellata [ 1700 m ]  -  see Comune di Potenza

Cuisine - Italian Cooking

 Aglianico del Vulture [ Red Wine ]
The Great Red Lucan Wine, "Aglianico del Vulture" was born from the homonym produced vine and it was cultivated at the food of the same mountain. On the "Vulture's Hills" , in Barile, small center in the region Basilicata, in the South of Italy, earth full of charm, sun and extraordinary sunsets. Here Allegretti's family cultivates it, with the Biological Agriculture method from vineyards of big quality, thanks to the fertility of the ground of
Volcanic origin, and the centenary grape and wine Barile's tradition, handed down in the centurias.

The Essentials of Classical Italian Cooking -  Marcella Hazan
This book includes recipes from the author's two previous books on Italian cooking, as well as more than 50 new ones, and incorporates advice on the use of kitchen equipment and ingredients.
Paperback 736 pages (July 7, 1995); Publisher: Macmillan; Language: English; ISBN: 0333570529.
Jamie's Italy -  Jamie Oliver
Hardcover 336 pages (October 3, 2005); Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 0718147707.
 Mangiare Bene
The English version of the most popular Italian internet recipe archive and guide to Italian cooking; traditional, regional, innovative Mediterranean cuisine.
Culinary Academy [ Easy, affordable, tasty dishes / Recipes galore / Snacks, breads, appetizers / Express pasta recipes and regional specialities ], Great Chefs [ dishes from Italy's best chefs ], Aphrodisiac recipes, Basic tools for Italian cuisine [ making pasta at home, The Italian Pantry, The Glossary, Weights and Temperatures, Wine & co and All about italian wine ].

History of Basilicata

 Basilicata's history  -  WikipediA
In Roman times the district was called Lucania and was administrated together with the district of Bruttii, to the south. The district of Lucania was so called from the people bearing the name Lucani (Lucanians), who invaded the country about the middle of the 5th century BCE, driving the indigenous tribes, known to the Greeks as Oenotrians and Chones, into the mountainous interior. The coasts on both sides were occupied by powerful Greek colonies, part of Magna Graecia .......

 Institute and Museum of the history of science

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Maratera Tradizioni e Atuualita
 Associazione Culturale Allelammie  -  Pisticci Lucania
 Festa San Giuliano
 Lucania Filmfestival
The Lucania Film Festival is the first international Cinema festival in Basilicata (South Italy) and the more important in the European scene for particulary natural set location (where it's directed the films "the Passion of Chirst")

 Homepage della Musica in Italia
Istituzioni, Documentazione & Servizi, Persone, Utilità, Generi musicali, Territorio, Eventi temporanei, Altri siti musicali, Siti musicali nel mondo.
 Italianissima  -  musica italiana, canzoni italiane, testi, midi, mp3, cantanti, orchestre
 Musei Online  -  search by category / search by geographical data

Web Portals / Search Engines / Basilicata Directories

 Basilicata.net
 Basilicata.info
 Calderano.it  -  Maratea  -  Tradizioni e Attualità
 Ebasilicata.net
 Costa di Maratea
Maratea | Storia | Natura | Arte | Da Vedere | Itinerari | Album | Turismo & Aziende | Mappa | Guestbook | Forum | Mercatino | Lavoro | Immobili | Perché un portale su Costa di Maratea | Mappa
 La Pagina di Gingen  -  Dal 1997 un punto di contatto per i Lucani nel Mondo

 Ariana Ricerca  -  Italian search engine
 Cerca  -  search engine
 Italian Cultural Institute Washington
 Vergilio

 Wonderful Italy  -  travel portal  -  cities in Italy

 Google.it
 Yellow Guide Italy  -  Yellow Pages 
 Telephone Guide Italy


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