Reiseführer Basilikata mit Matera (Kulturhauptstadt 2019)

In 2019, Europe looks south as Matera celebrates its year as the European Capital of Culture. Perhaps the region of Basilicata will also come more into focus - a region in southern Italy so small that it is often overlooked in weather forecasts. Yet Basilicata possesses treasures that have become rare elsewhere: largely intact nature, stunning coastlines, cultural treasures spanning several millennia, exquisite regional cuisine, fine wines, vibrant traditions, and the warm hospitality of its people. And of course, the Sassi of Matera - the fascinating cave city inhabited since prehistoric times, once labeled a "national disgrace" in the 1950s, now a popular film location and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.

Peter Amann has been spending several months each year in southern Italy, his "second homeland," with unbroken curiosity for decades. He happily shares his encounters with his readers.

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