Its archaic face and voice are hidden behind the mountains and under the stones of civilizations long since disappeared. But if you listen carefully, you will discover the myths and the echoes of her history. Potenza dominates the Basento Valley. In Potenza is the Museo Provinciale Lucano, with prehistoric ornaments and other archaeological finds from the region. , Matera is hewn out of the rock with its picturesque “sassi” dwellings. In Matera, the Museum contains many prehistoric exhibits 
unearthed in Southern Italy. Metaponto is the most interesting archaeological zone of Magna Graecia, Melfi is worth a visit; Miglionico for its Shrine and Castle; Venosa, Horace’s birthplace, for its Cathedral.
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