Travelogues Basilicata

March 21-22, 2022: Matera On our search for a suitable campsite in Matera, we came across a pitch that is located on a go-kart track during the off-season. That in itself is...

We are visiting Maratea, a small medieval town with adventurous narrow and steep streets. Above the town looms the Redentore, a massive figure of the Redeemer. Since we can't go...

Tuesday 20.6. (67.9 km/ 750hm) The journey takes us to Nina (relatives of friends from Nuremberg) who accepted our package from Germany for us. We ring the bell and are...

City of the Sassi - UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We slowly continue north. Tropea was our stopover in Calabria. The sea was tropical blue-green and the town was very picturesquely situated on the white rocks. It is not without...

We stay at the campsite for two nights. The next morning the weather is better than expected. Nevertheless, it rains in the afternoon. We want to go to Matera, the most famous...

Today, we are changing sides. From the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Across Basilicata and the Pollino National Park. A hot and dry affair. Shortly after our arrival in the...

Basilicata was the declared goal. Matera was the destination. We saw it in pictures. In the James Bond movie. But nothing compares to actually standing in front of this stone...