Where to begin
Matera
The Sassi districts rise from the rock, joining cave homes, churches and terraces into an urban landscape found nowhere else.
Places worth it.
Choose a region and explore the first natural reference points: coast, mountains and lakes. Coordinates and original sources are retained for every place.
Region and surroundings
Basilicata
Matera’s Sassi districts; Melfi Castle; ancient Metapontum. Walking, archaeology, the Volo dell’Angelo zip line and breaks by two seas.
More than an itinerary
Explore as a traveller. Choose as a future resident.
These places are not a checklist. They help you understand the scale, rhythm and surroundings of a region before making a purchase decision.
- An everyday route
- A weekend close to home
- The setting around your future home
Four perspectives
The region in four frames
Beyond the postcard
Three more reference points
Coast
Fiumicello
A Maratea cove with sand and pebbles on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Metaponto has a sandy Ionian coast.
Mountains
Lucanian Dolomites
Pietrapertosa and Castelmezzano in the Lucanian Dolomites, plus the Pollino mountain park.
Lakes
Living and property
Matera’s Sassi districts; Melfi Castle; ancient Metapontum.
- Residents
- 530,004
- Foreigners
- 5.1%
- INCOME LEVEL
- 76.9 % of national average
Потенца, Матера, Маратеа
Average asking price1,323 € / m²40% below the Italian average
- To renovate
- 450 € / m²
- Habitable condition
- 1,340 € / m²
- Good / excellent
- 1,790 € / m²
Guidance is calculated from the regional average: renovation 34%, habitable 101%, good or excellent 135%. It is an orientation, not a complete market dataset.
One step away from something good
What should your property be like?
A home, a rental or a renovation project. Choose the task; the region can be decided later.