Explore Basilicata
Basilicata is also a region full of local speciality dishes and ingredients, with fish featuring high on the menu in the coastal areas. Ten different kinds of fresh pasta are made in the region: the most well-known being the hand-made ‘Orecchiette’ meaning ‘little ears’ which usually accompanies vegetable dishes. ‘Tapparelle’ is a larger pasta meaning ‘big ears’ . When in Matera, try ‘Miscuglio’, a traditional pasta served with local ‘cacioricotta’ cheese and peppers. Another speciality is the walnut desserts served with local cream liqueur.
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Flying time from London to Naples with British Airways:
2hrs
Distance from Naples Airport
Maratea 210km
Policoro 283km
Matera 255km
Distance from Maratea
Rome 415km
Sorrento 209km Amalfi 179km
Positano 220km
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Did you know? Things to do: Take a guided tour of the town Matera the back drop to where the movie The Passion of the Christ was filmed. See the Sassi houses of Matera unique in itself by being dug into the rock. |