Archeonaut - APT Basilicata

Museums andArchaeological areas616243238445260667278848688PotenzaMateraVenosaMelfiMetapontoPolicoroMuro LucanoVaglioGrumentoMarateaBaragianoArchaeonaut RoutesGlossaryTravel JournalBasilicata,A LAND TO DISCOVER,TOGETHER WITH ARCHEONAUTA journey, an adventure and a story.Basilicata, discovered and rediscovered through its museums andarchaeological areas, provides visitors with fascinating places thathave been traversed by peoples, made sacred by gods and inhabitedby women and men with their activities, customs and fears.Routes traced out thousands of years ago are brought back to life,thanks to the discoveries of excavation campaigns that began over acentury ago, and moments of everyday life, captured in objects thatwere used for household activities, warfare, sacred ceremonies andrites of passage recover their true dimensions.Anyone who wishes to venture along the fascinating paths of ancienthistory in Basilicata will feel like an “archeonaut”, a traveller fromthe present who rediscovers the story of yesterday.With its rivers, which traverse it from the sea to the most hiddenheart of its lands, and its nature, at times generous and at timessevere, Basilicata has welcomed peoples, seen the rise and fall ofcivilisations, undergone invasions and given birth to myths.Its museums now house the precious relics of the past and itsarchaeological areas contain infinite stories, like open-air historybooks. These are the starting or finishing points for an exploration inwhich time is not a measure but a guide, and its tracks are fascinatingcompanions for the imagination of every visitor.