MATERA PROVINCE TRAVEL PLANNING

Matera is the smaller of the two provinces, 3,447 sq.km, which make up the region of Basilicata. It takes up the south eastern sector and has a stretch of coastline running along the Ionian Sea on the 'instep' of Italy. The province is mountainous to the east and in the centre, gradually turning into rugged hills before flattening out as it reaches the Ionian coast.

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