Ten kilometres from Matera and thirty kilometres from the beaches along the Ionian Sea, l'Orto di Lucania - a farm offering guest accommodation- is situated in a valley overlooked by the town of Montescaglioso in the province of Matera, Basilicata. On our estate measuring 250 hectares on the banks of the Bradano River, we grow organic wheat, maize, tomato eggplant, artichoke, olive and fruit. On our own premises, we at l'Orto di Lucania process the estate-grown vegetables according to age-old traditional procedures and pack them into jars.

Moreover, we offer accommodation in comfortable apartments for a full-immersion in nature which is here characterized by bright sunlight, intense colours breathtaking sunsets and starry skies at night.

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