The most important discovery in Matera in the year of the Capital of Culture
On September 17, 2019, Matera once again confirmes how important its history is: the oldest synagogue in Europe is found here. The story of the discovery starts long ago, about twenty years earlier, when the father of Giacinto Chita, who together with the artist Donato Rizzi claims that the cave is a synagogue, and uses […]
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Matera is the European Capital of Culture 2019: the announcement wage enthusiasm
It’s October 17, 2014, 5 pm, when the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Dario Franceschini, from the hall of the Higher Council of Cultural Heritage, in the seat of the Roman College, announces the name of the European capital of culture 2019. “It is Matera ”- he says, but the square had already understood this. The […]
“What more do you want from life? A Lucano “. The Amaro that made Basilicata great
March 6, 1957, Pasquale Vena, with his sons Leonardo and Giuseppe, registers the Amaro Lucano patent at the Chamber of Commerce. The story began many years earlier, in 1894, in Pisticci, when Pasquale, who ownes a biscuit factory, discovers the perfect blend composed of a mix of herbs and citrus fruits, with floral notes: mixed […]
Coronavirus: Basilicata cries its first victim
March 22, 2020, the whole of Italy has been in full lockdown since a couple of weeks. An invisible monster is mowing down more victims of a world war: it is Covid-19, also known as Coronavirus, which started from Wuhan in China, and progressively has overwhelmed the whole world. Today Basilicata cries its first victim, […]
The Pollino park is born, a paradise where you can breathe the Apennine air
It was march 11, 1988 when the Pollino Park was officially established. With its almost 193 thousand hectares of postcard scenery between Basilicata and Calabria, the park is the place to breathe the air of the southern Apennines which nature is distinguished by mountain paths, lush greenery, plateaus, beech woods, amazing native fauna and authentic […]
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