The Land of the Two Seas.
Basilicata is unquestionably a region of strong contrasts
so clear even in the nature of the different types
of land. The scenery is truly unique. Mainly mountainous,
it faces the Tyrrhenian Sea on the south-west on the
natural scenic beauty of the Gulf of Policastro. To
the southeast, we have the Jonian Sea of the Gulf
of Taranto. Maratea is the unchallenged jewel of the
Tyrrhenian coast while Metaponto and Policoro, important
reference points as old as the Magna Graecia when
the Ancient Greeks founded colonies here, dominate
the Jonian coast. Today major attractions of Lucanian
tourism, the three towns are focussing their efforts
on even greater achievements through the reappraisal
of the natural environment and of their ancient past.
