Basilicata is an essential and profound region, often far from the most travelled routes.
Here, the landscape takes centre stage: badlands, mountains, plateaus and valleys create an archaic setting, where the relationship between people and nature has remained direct and authentic.
It is a land that demands attention and time. Travelling through Basilicata means entering a slow rhythm, shaped by silence, open spaces and communities deeply rooted in the land.
Matera is one of the Mediterranean’s most extraordinary places.
The Sassi of Matera, ancient rock-hewn districts carved into limestone, tell a story of millennia of continuous habitation, unique in Europe.
The Sasso Caveoso and the Sasso Barisano, together with rock churches and underground cisterns, offer an urban experience unlike any other Italian city.
Matera is not simply visited: it is explored slowly, watching the light shift across stone surfaces and listening to the silence that envelops its narrow lanes.
Beyond Matera, Basilicata preserves a network of hilltop villages that seem to rise directly from the landscape.
Craco, now a ghost town, is one of the most emblematic places, suspended between memory and abandonment.
In the Lucanian Dolomites, towns such as Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa are set among sheer rock faces, offering dramatic views where architecture blends seamlessly with the mountains.
Here, stone is not merely a building material, but a language of identity.
The region offers some of southern Italy’s most intact natural areas.
The Lucanian Dolomites impress with their sharp forms and panoramic trails, while the Pollino National Park, shared with Calabria, protects forests, gorges and some of the wildest peaks in the Apennines.
These landscapes are ideal for hiking, long-distance walks and journeys in close contact with nature, far from mass tourism.
Here, travel takes on both a physical and contemplative dimension.
Despite its strong inland identity, Basilicata is washed by two seas.
The Ionian coast, broad and luminous, stretches around places such as Metaponto, where the sea meets significant remains of Magna Graecia.
On the opposite side, the Lucanian Tyrrhenian coast offers a more rugged and vertical landscape.
Maratea, with its cliffs, sea caves and historic centre overlooking the water, is one of southern Italy’s most evocative coastal destinations.
Lucanian cuisine is essential and strongly rooted, born of a farming and pastoral culture.
Simple ingredients become distinctive dishes through techniques passed down over time.
The bread of Matera, made with durum wheat semolina, is one of the region’s gastronomic symbols.
Among the most characteristic products are peperoni cruschi, used both as an ingredient and as a snack, and local legumes.
The tradition also highlights sheep’s and goat’s cheeses, artisan cured meats and meat-based dishes, often accompanied by wild greens.
Altogether, this cuisine reflects a deep connection to seasonality and place.
Basilicata is a region to be discovered with respect and curiosity.
It offers profound experiences to those willing to slow down and observe.
Through itineraries that combine rock-hewn cities, mountain villages, natural parks and quiet coastlines, Toucan Travel offers a way of experiencing Basilicata that values authenticity, depth and a meaningful connection with place.
Because here, travel is not about accumulating stops, but about a return to the essential.
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