Editing Basilicata (section)

==Tourism==
Difficult accessibility and lack of extended promotion make Basilicata one of the most remote and least visited regions of Italy. However, tourism is slowly growing since the early 2000s. [[Matera]], once dubbed "national disgrace" by prime minister [[Alcide De Gasperi]] who urged to take strict development measures due to its extreme poverty,<ref>{{cite web|title=The miracle of Matera: from city of poverty and squalor to hip hub for cave-dwellers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/17/matera-italy-culture-capital-cave-homes-from-squalor-to-airbnb-film-sets|website=theguardian.com|date=18 June 2017|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> is now Basilicata's main attraction and has gained fame worldwide for its historical center, the [[Sassi di Matera|Sassi]], designated in 1993 as a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/670|title=The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=whc.unesco.org|language=en|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> In 2019, Matera was designated as the [[European Capital of Culture]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Plovdiv and Matera: European Capitals of Culture in 2019|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20181205STO20960/plovdiv-and-matera-european-capitals-of-culture-in-2019|website=europarl.europa.eu|date=7 January 2019|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>

Seaside tourism is mainly concentrated in [[Maratea]], nicknamed "The Pearl of Tyrrhenian Sea",<ref>{{cite web|title=Maratea, the Pearl of Tyrrhenian Sea|url=https://www.italiaslowtour.com/maratea-pearl-tyrrhenian-sea/|website=italiaslowtour.com|date=18 June 2017|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> but also the [[Ionian Sea|Ionian]] coast ([[Policoro]], [[Pisticci]], [[Bernalda]], [[Nova Siri]]) is fairly developed. Naturalistic attractions include [[Pollino]], that hosts the [[Pollino National Park|largest national park]] in Italy,<ref>{{cite web|title=Visit Italy's largest park - Parco del Pollino|url=https://www.italymagazine.com/italy/calabria/visit-italys-largest-park-parco-del-pollino|website=italymagazine.com|date=23 July 2009|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> [[Dolomiti lucane]] and [[Monte Vulture|Vulture]]. ''[[The New York Times]]'' ranked Basilicata third in its list of "52 Places to Go in 2018", describing it as "Italy's best-kept secret".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html|title=52 Places to Go in 2018|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2018-01-10|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref>
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===Archeological sites===
[[File:Tavole-palatine - Hera temple.jpg|thumb|[[Tavole Palatine]], [[Metaponto]]]]
Basilicata has a variety of archeological sites containing traces of Prehistoric, Greek, Roman and Jewish heritage:
*Civita, [[Tricarico]]
*[[Grumentum]]
*[[Heraclea Lucania|Heraclea]]
*[[Metapontum]]
*[[Jewish catacombs of Venosa]]
*Notarchirico
*Petre de la Mola
*Serra di [[Vaglio Basilicata|Vaglio]]
*[[Venusia]]

===Religious buildings===
[[File:Abbazia della Santissima Trinità ( Venosa).jpg|thumb|[[Abbey of Santissima Trinità, Venosa|Abbey of Santissima Trinità]]]]
[[File:Cattedrale dal drone.jpg|thumb|[[Acerenza Cathedral]]]]
Basilicata hosts a series of religious structures. The [[abbey of Santissima Trinità, Venosa|Abbey of Santissima Trinità]], Venosa, is one of the most representative, which includes marks of Roman, early Christian, Romanesque, Lombard and Norman origin. It was chosen by Robert Guiscard as the [[Hauteville family]]'s burial (and he himself will be later buried there too).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Most Holy Trinity Complex in Venosa|url=https://www.portacoeli.it/venosa/en/the-context/the-most-holy-trinity-complex-in-venosa|website=portacoeli.it|access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref> Other relevant religious buildings are:
*[[Acerenza Cathedral]]
*[[Irsina Cathedral]]
*[[Matera Cathedral]]
*Melfi Cathedral
*Pierno Abbey, [[San Fele]]
*[[Potenza Cathedral]]
*[[Rapolla Cathedral]]
*[[San Michele Abbey, Monticchio|San Michele Abbey]], [[Monticchio]]
*[[San Pietro Caveoso|San Pietro Caveoso Church]], Matera
*Sanctuary of Anglona, [[Tursi]]
*[[Tricarico Cathedral]]
*[[Venosa Cathedral]]

===Castles===
[[File:Castello di melfi1.JPG|thumb|[[Melfi castle]]]]
Of many castles that existed in the region, mostly isolated towers and ruins have survived. The [[Melfi castle]] is perhaps the most iconic, where important events from the Middle Age took place, such as the five councils between the Normans and the Catholic Church and the [[constitutions of Melfi]] promulgated by Frederick II. The Malconsiglio castle, [[Miglionico]], hosted the [[conspiracy of the Barons]] against [[Ferrante of Aragon]].
Among the other best preserved castles of the region are:
*[[Bernalda]] castle
*[[Lagopesole]] castle
*[[Laurenzana Castle]]
*[[Castle of Muro Lucano|Muro Lucano castle]]
*[[Castello Tramontano|Tramontano Castle]]
*Venosa castle

===Other sights===
[[File:Castelmezzano - Province of Potenza, Italy - 3 July 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Castelmezzano]]]]
[[File:Uno sguardo su Craco Vecchia.jpg|thumb|[[Craco]]]]
Basilicata has many small and picturesque villages, nine of them have been selected by {{lang|it|[[I Borghi più belli d'Italia]]}} ({{langx|en|The most beautiful Villages of Italy}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/basilicata/|title=Basilicata|date=10 January 2017 |access-date=1 August 2023|language=it}}</ref> a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/viaggi/2023/01/16/news/borghi_piu_belli_italia_14_nuovi_2023-383794441/|title=Borghi più belli d'Italia. Le 14 novità 2023, dal Trentino alla Calabria|date=16 January 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023|language=it}}</ref> that was founded on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://borghipiubelliditalia.it/ |title = I Borghi più belli d'Italia, la guida online ai piccoli centri dell'Italia nascosta|access-date=3 May 2018|language=it}}</ref> 

However, they have to face depopulation problems, while others such as [[Craco]] and [[Campomaggiore]] saw their old sites abandoned due to natural disasters. Nonetheless, filmmakers, writers and musicians have contributed to give a boost to the rebirth of Craco, making it one of the most popular [[ghost town]]s in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=You're Guaranteed to Get Goosebumps While Visiting the World's 20 Eeriest Ghost Towns|url=https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/youre-guaranteed-to-get-goosebumps-while-visiting-the-worlds-20-eeriest-ghost-towns|website=fodors.com| date=3 October 2018 |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

Other historical and distinctive villages are:
*[[Accettura]]
*[[Acerenza]]
*[[Aliano]]	
*[[Castelmezzano]]	
*[[Guardia Perticara]]	
*[[Pietrapertosa]]
*[[Rivello]]
*[[Rotondella]]
*[[Satriano di Lucania]]
*[[Valsinni]]	
*[[Viggianello, Basilicata|Viggianello]]