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BASILICATA GASTRONOMIC
AND WINE TOURS
Here we suggest
some itineraries that may be personalized upon request:
[ Cod. 50 IT ]
Duration: 7 days, 6 nights
A fascinating itinerary where you’ll
spend a week savouring the flavours of Lucania among its
hills and countryside.
Day I
- Matera
– bread and pasta
Arrival at Bari airport and transfer to Matera (45 min.).
- Get situated at the B&B (Agriturism
or Old Residence);
- Lunch at a restaurant in the Sassi.
Afternoon guided tour of the Sassi and historic
centre.
Evening at a bread and fresh pasta workshop.
- Dinner at a restaurant in the Sassi.
Day II
- Montescaglioso – olive
oil and cheese
The Rock Church Archaeological
Park: A brief trip in
the Matera moors to discover the archaeological treasures
left by Rupestrian Civilizations and the area’s
natural treasures of flora and fauna. Tasting
of Lucano cheeses among olive groves and old grazing
paths. Tasting workshop of: extra
virgin olive oil. Entertainment of traditional folk music.
In the evening, visit the pretty town of Montescaglioso,
site of one of the most important Benedictine Monasteries
in the region.
- Dinner at the Agriturism.
Day III
 Venosa – Aglianico
wine
Transfer to Venosa (75min.). Spend the day in the town
that is the birthplace of the Latin poet Horatio (Carpe
Diem). Visit the Abbazia della Trinità e all’Incompiuta
Archaeological Park. After lunch, visit a typical vineyard
B07.TIF with explanations of the cultivation of the “Aglianico” grape
variety. Then return to the town to discover ancient
flavours and try typical products of the area. This will
be a real trip into the past when you try the cheeses,
sausages, dried peppers and other local products accompanied
by a good glass of Aglianico (the local red wine, first
decanted in the 1st. Century B.C. by the Latin poet Horatio
Flacco the 5th.).- Return to Matera and have dinner at
the Hotel.
(In October it is also possible
to go to Melfi for the chestnut festival)
Day IV
- From Pietrapertosa to Castelmezzano
Transfer to the Gallipoli Cognato
Park (60 min.). Visit
the ruins of the Saracen fortress of Pietrapertosa, almost
entirely carved out of rock and offering a great panoramic
view of the Basento valley. Then on foot, we take a path
that, over towered by the rugged Dolomites of Pietrapertosa,
leads us to the town of Castelmezzano.
- Lunch in the typical local restaurant
that was awarded best Lucano restaurant in the world
in 2001.
Visit the historic centre of Castelmezzano.
- Return to Matera for dinner.
Day V
- Metaponto
– Kiwi and marmalades
Depart for Metaponto, the important site of Magna Grecia
(the Greek Archaeological site). Visit the Apollo Licio
Archaeological Park and Museum of the Palatine Tables.
- Lunch at an Agriturism where it will
be possible to try home-made fruit preserves. In the
afternoon there will be a visit to a kiwi farm.
- Transfer to Rotonda and have dinner
at the Hotel. (In winter it is possible to substitute
this stop with one at Stigliano, a mountain town in the
Matera area where they produce a locally known sausage
and the pastorale, a local lamb stew.
Day VI
- Senise
– peppers and mushrooms
Breakfast then departure for a short walk in the Pollino
National Park.
- Lunch. In the afternoon – transfer
to Senise to try typically prepared peppers and mushrooms.
- Departure for Maratea, dinner and overnight
stay.
Day VII
- The Tyrrhenian
coast
Morning excursion to Maratea: the devastatingly beautiful
coastline. The Lucano mountains vertically precipitate
the sea with clear and sheer limestone cliffs interrupted
by white or pebbly beaches.
- Then lunch and departure for the Naples
airport.
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