Most of Basilicata is mountainous and hilly,
cut by spacious and sinuous valleys which
lead down to the short coastal plain area.
The mountainous area is dry and without vegetation.
In the countryside there are very few isolated
houses. The cities are built very far from
each other, often on hill-tops.
Althought the region borders onto two seas,
there are no major ports, just as there are
no major cities.
Climate:
Even if the region is washed by two different seas
the climate is typically continental. Furthermore
the region is warmed by by hot southern winds which
dry up the already limited moisture.
Comunications:
The region has three railway lines: two near the
coast, while a third crosses the inlands connecting
Taranto-Metaponto-Power-Naples. Matera is the only
main town in Italy where there is no railway line.
The only motorway which slightly touches the territory
is the A1, the "Autostrada del Sole".
A few roads built in the last few years connect
some of the major towns, breaking the isolation.
