What to do near Cirigliano, MT

Guardia Perticara, the village of stone houses

An ancient history carved in stones

Badlands between Aliano and Craco

The Lucanian badlands is a barren and fascinating area because it has been eroded by wind and sun but emerged from the sea. It looks like a lunar setting and is the subject of study and the setting for films.

Gallipoli Cognato Park

Forest of beech and oak trees, with fairy-tale nature trails spread over 5 municipalities. Among the most valuable experiences are the Flight of the Angel and a visit to Lucania's little Stonehenge.

San Mauro Forte

It is an ancient hill town in Matera that shows Norman influences in its fortifications, and the splendor of eighteenth-century life in its many noble palaces.

Route of the seven stones

Dancing with the witches

Castelmezzano

It is one of the villages of the Lucanian Dolomites. Set among the rocks, it offers a landscape that enchants in every season. Together with Pietrapertosa, it forms the two extremes of the Flight of the Angel.

Abandoned village of Campomaggiore Vecchio

It is a fantastic village abandoned by a landslide. Its ruins, which can be visited year-round, are reborn as a summer theater in summer, telling a story of abandonment and cultural rebirth.

Craco, ciack si gira in the ghost town

An uninhabited village resurrected thanks to the seventh art

Shrine of Our Lady of Grace

It is a small shrine at the entrance to the village, nestled in the woods, which comes alive at its anniversary celebration that ends with a procession . It is an ideal place to refresh the spirit.

Church of St. Clare

Valuable church included in the Norman Tower complex, home of cloistered nuns, with beautiful frescoes by Fr. A. Ferro, gilded coffered ceiling and a magnificent wooden crucifix.

Tricarico Cathedral

The church of Santa Maria Assunta appears to date back to Robert Guiscard. Remodeled several times with two naves, it preserves frescoes and wonderful stucco work, and the tombs of the bishops of the diocese.

Rocco Scotellaro

Rocco Scotellaro, mayor poet of peasant freedom. He left many writings, but above all, he left an indelible imprint in the hearts of his countrymen.