Experience the local food and wine scene through excursions to local markets, ancient wine cellars, historic sites and specialty restaurants while also having the opportunity to participate in intimate cooking classes and tastings at the property. Learn More...

Learn the delicious cooking of Basilicata from the Palazzo's own chefs, who teach daily classes in our state-of-the-art kitchen. Elemental and deeply-flavored, the region's cuisine flows from the ever-changing abundance of local produce, meat and fish, not to mention a wide array of artisanal cheeses, breads and home-made pasta specialties.

Within twenty minutes of the Palazzo many miles of sandy beaches extend along the cobalt-blue shores of the Ionian Sea. Choose between quiet seclusion or beach club action.

Two eighteen-hole golf courses and tennis courts are nearby. An hour's drive away, Pollino National Park offers spectacular mountain trails and wildlife. Locally, we provide bicycles and itineraries for fitness and sightseeing tours.

From neolithic cave dwellings to the ancient Greek ruins outside Metaponto to the superb contemporary sculpture museum in Matera, Basilicata is home to a diverse array of cultural and historical attractions.

Small mountain villages dot Basilicata's sculpted hills, offering an experience of life untouched by tourism. Just 40 minutes from Bernalda is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Matera, where ancient cave dwellings, known as Sassi, have been reclaimed as picturesque churches, homes, museums and restaurants.