Ti Blu Village Club - Metaponto Basilicata

METAPONTO - BASILICATA

A superb corner of the Mediterranean

The Ionian coast of "Basilicata" and its surrounding scenery are evocative and enchanting: an unspoilt natural landscape combined with the remains of an ancient civilisation and its traditions. It is the ideal place for a truly unique holiday. The hills of "Appennino Lucano" extend as far as the Gulf of Taranto and slope gently down towards a crystal clear sea. Along the coast to Metaponto, the beaches are very wide and of white sand and shingle. In this Mediterranean haven, the air is filled with the intense perfume of maritime pines, brooms, and "lentischi" shrubs. This land, with its white houses, interspersed with olive and orange groves, occupies a territory belonging to Magna Graecia, (ancient Greek colonies dating back to the 8th century). Among the splendid examples of this area's ancient history is Siris, the oldest ancient Greek settlement, and Matera, remarkable for its caves and cave dwellings, carved out of the rock over the course of thousands of years. Also, there are numerous Byzantine churches built in the rock, scattered around the countryside, and the ancient Greek city of Metaponto, with its superb archaeological garden, temples of Apollo and Athena, and the "tavole Palatine