Metapontino - Metapontino

Metapontino

State	Italy
Region	Basilicata

Metapontino is a subregion of the Basilicata.

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Geographical notes

The flat territory that extends into the interior of Metaponto and overlooks the Gulf of Taranto. The Ionian coast is characterized by a sandy coast close to which there are vast pine forests.

Background

Near the modern village of Policoro there is the site of Eraclea, a city of Magna Graecia Lucana and the National Archaeological Museum of Siritide where finds and excavation material ranging from the Neolithic to the Roman age are kept, Tursi it was an important center during the Byzantine reconquest of the X century and in 968 it was the capital of the thema of Lucania. Metaponto was another important city of Magna Graecia where the philosopher Pythagoras lived until his death in 490 BC. Today Metaponto is an important seaside resort.