Cities and towns in Basilicata

Potenza (, ; ; , Potentino dialect: Putenz) is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Basilicata in southern Italy.

Matera (, ; Materano: ) is a city and the capital of the Province of Matera in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. With a history of continuous occupation dating back to prehistory (the eighth millennium BC), it is renowned for its rock-cut urban core, whose twin cliffside zones are known collectively as the Sassi.

Melfi (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,768.

Craco is a ghost town and comune in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, abandoned after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. It is a tourist attraction and a popular filming location. In 2010, Craco was included in the watch list of the World Monuments Fund.

Viggiano is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Corleto Perticara, Grumento Nova, Laurenzana, Marsicovetere, and Montemurro.

Policoro (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. With some 18,000 inhabitants, is bounded by the towns of Rotondella, Scanzano Jonico and Tursi. Situated on the coast, its population swells in the summertime due to an influx of tourists who come to enjoy the Lido di Policoro.

Maratea (; ) is an Italian town and comune of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza. It is the only comune of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast, and is known as "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian". Owing to the considerable number of its churches and chapels it has also been described as "the town with 44 churches". It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Venosa (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Ginestra, Lavello, Maschito, Montemilone, Palazzo San Gervasio, Rapolla and Spinazzola. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Avigliano (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. thumb|240px|Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine.

Barile (; Lucano: ) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Potenza, in the Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni, of Ginestra, Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, and Venosa. The town is an ancient Arbëreshë settlement, and the population still maintains strong links with that culture. The noun, barile, means 'barrel' in Italian.

Pisticci (Metapontino: ; ) is a town comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Pisticci is the fourth most populous town in the region and the most populous in the province after Matera. It is known for being the production site of Amaro Lucano, a renowned Italian liqueur.

thumb|240px|Saint James church. thumb|240px|Monument to Roger of Lauria. Lauria is a town and comune of the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy, situated near the borders of Calabria. It is a walled, medieval town on the steep side of a hill, with another portion of municipal territory in the plain below.

Abriola is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Anzi, Calvello, Marsico Nuovo, Pignola, Sasso di Castalda, Tito.

Tursi (Turse in Tursitano dialect; ; ) is an Italian comune of 4,712 inhabitants in the province of Matera in Basilicata, elevated to a city by decree of the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on May 4, 2006. The municipality is home to the Basso Sinni mountain community.

Italian comune

Italian comune

Acerenza (; ) is a town and (municipality) in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Lavello (Potentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata of southern Italy; it is located in the middle Ofanto valley, in the Vulture-Melfese region.

Montescaglioso (Montese: ) is a town and comune in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy.

Aliano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, which is located about southwest of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Bernalda (Metapontino: or ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Matera in the region of Basilicata in Italy. It has inhabitants.

Italian comune

Ginestra () is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Forenza, Maschito, Ripacandida, Venosa.

Lagonegro (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italy region of Basilicata. It is part of the Valle del Noce and has (2017) a population of 5,471.

Trecchina () is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Pietrapertosa is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Accettura, Albano di Lucania, Campomaggiore, Castelmezzano, Cirigliano, Corleto Perticara, Gorgoglione and Laurenzana. It is one of I borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Gallicchio is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Balvano (Lucano: ) is a city and commune in the province of Potenza (Basilicata, southern Italy).

Sarconi (Lucano: ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Potenza in the region of Basilicata in Italy. It has inhabitants.

Italian comune

Maschito (; Lucano: ) is a town and comune of the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Like other towns in the Vulture area, Maschito was repopulated by Albanian refugees after the occupation of Albania by the Ottoman Empire.

Rivello (Rëviell in the rivellese dialect) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The population was 2,515 as of March 2024.

Accettura is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bordered by the comuni of Calciano, Campomaggiore, Cirigliano, Oliveto Lucano, Pietrapertosa, San Mauro Forte and Stigliano.

Noepoli is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. This ancient Lucanian village is situated in the Sarmento Valley, at the heart of the Pollino National Park.

Italian comune

Castelmezzano (Castelmezzano dialect: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Albano di Lucania, Anzi, Laurenzana, Pietrapertosa, Trivigno.

Italian comune

Italian comune

'''Sant'Arcangelo' is a town and comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Italian comune

Campomaggiore is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy. It includes a modern settlement which has replaced the original town Campomaggiore Vecchio, destroyed by an avalanche in 1885 and now a ghost town.

Forenza (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Acerenza, Avigliano, Filiano, Ginestra, Maschito, Palazzo San Gervasio, Pietragalla, Ripacandida.

Trivigno is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Nemoli is a town and comune of 1,501 inhabitants, found in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The town, positioned between the Apennine Mountains, is noted for its artisanal work, typically in wood and copper.

Marsicovetere (Lucano: ) is a town of and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Rapone is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calitri (AV), Castelgrande, Pescopagano, Ruvo del Monte, San Fele.

Italian comune

Ripacandida (IPA: ; Ripacandidesi: Rubbuacànnə; Lucano dialect: ''R'bbacànnə or R'pacànnə) is a town and comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Barile, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Rionero in Vulture.

Pomarico () is a small town of 4500 inhabitants in Southern Italy, in the region Basilicata. It is about from Matera, the capital of the province to which Pomarico belongs.

Italian comune

Irsina, until 1895 called Montepeloso (in local dialect: or ), is a town, comune (municipality) and former Latin bishopric in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Armento (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The Armento Rider was found in the vicinity of Armento and is now in the British Museum. The Kritonios Crown, a 4th-century BC gold wreath representing a crown of convolvulus, narcissus, ivy, roses, and myrtle was found there in the 19th century and is now in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen. thumb|left|250px|Armento Rider on display in the British Museum. Dating to 560-550 BC, it is one of the oldest bronze sculptures from Magna Graeca

Rapolla is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Lavello, Melfi, Rionero in Vulture, Venosa.

Ferrandina (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is a center for production of high quality olive oil.

Italian comune

Banzi (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy.

Tricarico ( ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy.

Brienza is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Baragiano (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Balvano, Bella, Picerno, Ruoti.

Laurenzana (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata (southern Italy). It rises on a spur between the torre Camastro and the wood surrounding the Serrapotamo valley.