Basilicate, Italy · Europe
Anzi is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Laurenzana, 46km from Craco.
Anzi is a town located in Basilicate, Italy. With a population of 1,299, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Basilicata, also known by its ancient name Lucania, is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It has two coastlines: a 30-kilometre stretch on the Gulf of Policastro (Tyrrhenian Sea) between Campania and Calabria, and aRead more
longer coastline along the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea) between Calabria and Apulia. The region can be thought of as "the arch" of "the boot" of Italy, with Calabria functioning as "the toe" and Apulia "the heel".
In ancient times, part of its territory (then known as Lucania and inhabited by Lucanians, an ancient Italic population) belonged to Magna Graecia, subject to coastal Greek colonies (including Sybaris). Later the region was conquered by the ancient Romans. It was then conquered by the Byzantines, and then by the Normans around the year 1000 with the Hauteville family. Their presence explains the persistence of the Gallo-Italic linguistic enclaves of Basilicata. The area was later dominated by the Aragonese and by the Spanish. Subsequently, it became part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, before annexation to the unified Kingdom of Italy (proclaimed in 1861) after the 1860 Expedition of the Thousand.
Basilicata has a population of 525,281 in an area of 10,073.32 km2 (3,889.33 sq mi). The regional capital is Potenza. The region comprises the province of Potenza and the province of Matera. Its inhabitants are generally known as Lucanians (Italian: lucani), and to a lesser extent as basilicatesi or by other more rare terms.
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Anzi is located in Basilicate, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 40.5166 latitude, 15.9246 longitude.
Anzi has a population of approximately 1,299 people, making it a town in Italy.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Village wedged into the jagged sandstone spires of the Dolomiti Lucane, linked to neighbouring Pietrapertosa by the Volo dell'Angelo zipline that flies 120 km/h across the gorge. The SP13 approach through the rock gateway is unforgettable.
10 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Ghost town abandoned in 1963 after a landslide, its Norman tower and gutted palazzi still crowning a clay ridge above the Basento badlands. Visitable on guided hard-hat tours; a favourite film set from The Passion of the Christ to 007.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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An ancient city in Basilicata carved into limestone gorges, with cave dwellings (Sassi) continuously inhabited for over 9,000 years.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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