History & culture · Basilicata
Basilicata History & Culture Food Tours
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Basilicata rewards travellers who want their history served with a glass of Aglianico — this is a region where ancient cave dwellings, Roman colonies and forgotten grape varieties are still part of everyday life. In Matera's Sassi, you can roll pasta by hand inside a former wine cellar on the Matera: Farmer's Pasta Class in an Ancient Wine Cellar in the Sassi, or taste local produce in the very caves that once housed families on the Matera: Local Food & Wine Tasting in Ancient Sassi Caves.
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Basilicata's food and drink experiences are tied to places with real historical depth: Matera's Sassi cave dwellings, ancient wine cellars carved into rock, and towns such as Venosa with their Roman and Aglianico wine heritage. You are not tasting in a themed venue but in spaces that have been used for centuries, guided by locals who explain the.
