Even so Basilicata is mostly known for its forests and mountains dotted with small and charming villages on top of them, it also touches two seas: Ionian and Tyrrhenian. After driving by Craco and spending a night at a “BioAgriturismo” in Calvera I made my way to the Tyrrhenian coast, to Maratea in the Gulf […]
On my way from the Salento to Basilicata I did also stop at Taranto, also known as the “Spartan City” as it was the only colony ever founded by Sparta, in 706 BC. “The City of Two Seas” is located on a spit of land that divides the open sea connected by an artifical canal. […]
After all those beaches and olive hains in Salento I´m back in Basilicata – green and brown hills with little towns on top. I´m on my way to Maratea, Basilicatas one and only town on the Tyrrhenian coast. As I´ve already been to the sassi of Matera last year, I wanted to visit some other […]