Basilicata

The mountains obscure the view, above you can see the bare rocks and endless forests emerging: it's unthinkable to want to close your eyes! Your heart beats fast as you swing from a steel cable across the distance that separates the peaks of Castelmezzano from those of Pietrapertosa. The "Flight of the Angel" brings thrill seekers and those who love to discover places and landscapes with a different perspective to Basilicata. The common thread that binds lovers of small villages, guardians of an ancient soul, runs throughout Basilicata: it leads to Aliano, where Franco Arminio organizes the Paesologia festival among the Calanchi, and then to Craco, an uninhabited village and open-air set of "The Passion of the Christ" and " 007" . Many threads intertwine between the Pollino National Park and the golden beaches. The thread of history, master of the places of Lucania: land of bandits and resistance fighters but also of the ancient cave houses of Matera. The thread of literature, which passes through Aliano and then Potenza, intersects with the thread of cinema and good food, and with others besides, creating a multifaceted weave: it is the thread of love that inextricably binds all who pass through this land. Souls weary of the daily grind come to Basilicata, yearning only for an oasis of peace, choosing to lose themselves among the mosaic of villages clinging to the mountains, listening to the silence and melodies of nature. It is a pure feeling that binds Basilicata to its people; it is impossible to leave without carrying it in your heart.