Known as Lucania in olden times from the Latin lucas either because it was a woody land or because it was populated by the Liky , an ancient people coming from Anatolia.
Washed by two seas, the lonian to the south-east and the Tyrrhenian to the south-west, mountainous in the centre with peaks rising above 2,000m, Basilicata offers to the traveller the excitement of the discovery of its natural beauty, of its history and prehistory, of its traditions which in some areas conserve the ancestral memories of the origins of man

-Matera: the magic of the Sassi are remembered by any traveller arriving in this city, one of the most unusual and fascinating cities in the South of Italy. Here are labyrinths of houses built of tufa, that costituite the original nucleus of Matera. ...more... *
-Potenza: the capital of region (highest regional capital with 819m of Italy). In the old part, heavily damaged by the earthquake of 1980, there are some churches of great interest (many are being restored).

Regional Nature Reserves(Bosco Pantano di Policoro, Abetina di Laurenzana and lakes:Lago Laudemio, Lago Piccolo di Monticchio, Lago Pantano di Pignola)
Sea: Maratea and the Tirrenic coast, the ionic coast.
Mountains: the Lucan Appenine; here forests are alternated with ridges and with gorges that could be small canyons

Skii: three different resorts (La Sellata-Pierfaone, the Sacred Mount of Viggiano, Mount Sirino) close to main regional city Potenza. Thermal baths.