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Craco Historical Center

Pisticci, Italy

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One of the Best Places To Visits in Craco Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. It's … Show more

One of the Best Places To Visits in Craco Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. It's actually macabre to visit such a place of abandonment. And yet more impressive, or should I say more affecting, than visiting some ancient temple in Rome or Cairo? There are many abandoned houses throughout the region. What happened to the people, where did they go, what did they have to leave behind? Do they sometimes come back and stand here too? You can enter Craco with a only, there are fences everywhere and getting inside looks difficult. The view from the outside is better. The price is 11 Euro and the frequency is every hour. We didn`t take a but the seemed really nice. Craco is a ghost in Basilicata located in a stunning landscape location. Worth visiting early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Craco is a ghost in Basilicata located in a stunning landscape location. Worth visiting early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Visiting the abandoned is only possible with a guide, costing 11 euros per person. Tours run every hour, and it's not possible nor permitted to visit on your own due to extensive fencing. The is conducted exclusively in Italian, and the only speaks Italian, which they inform you of beforehand. For major languages like English, there's a QR code available. We joined the group a few minutes late, and the did not acknowledge us at any point during the tour, which lasted over an hour. Our audio contained seven short fragments, but we could only locate four numbers (4, 5, 6, and 7) at the site. We double-checked this on the return route, which follows the same path. While it might be a great experience for Italian speakers, the audio adds nothing for non-Italian speakers. Considering that the ignored us and continued speaking in Italian, I found the treatment quite rude. In my opinion, paying 11 euros for a ticket to learn nothing and be treated rudely is not worth it. Awesome place to visit. Only way to get in is a guided for 11 euro per person. is only in Italian, so for foreigners impossible to understand. There is a website which has English audio, but this a lot more minimalistic them what the is telling. Pretty cool place yet you can only enter with a guide. No free/unsupervised walking (there's no ticket for that). 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗏𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗍 𝖢𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗈, 𝖨𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗒! 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝗂𝖾𝗐𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗀𝗇𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗇𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖶𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗎𝗉𝗈𝗇 𝖺 𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗀𝗈𝖺𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗉 𝗍𝗈 𝖢𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗈. 𝖲𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖨 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗒𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝗎𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗂𝗇, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 , 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗍𝗈𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥 𝗍𝗋𝗂𝗉 𝗍𝗈 𝖨𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗒 , 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀. 📸🧳 Amazing sight to see. We arrived during lunchtime so there were no tours running but you can walk the perimeter of the for free. We did a guided (thanks Martino! Your English is very good, nice stories) through the abandoned town. It is quite impressive to see what was a full of life just over 30 years ago! Beautiful views up there! At dawn is for sure a scary place to be 😉 It’s April 2025 and the Craco Historical Site is open to visitors. It’s fascinating and evocative, resplendent in its spring flowers, through which ruins rise. It’s mandatory to buy a ticket and there is a detailed Italian tour, but there is is also an audio for English speakers. Wonderful views of the countryside. Fascinating history. A must visit “country of ghosts “ Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time. Museum

Opening hours

Monday9:00 AM to 7 PM
Tuesday9:00 AM to 7 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM to 7 PM
Thursday9:00 AM to 7 PM
Friday9:00 AM to 7 PM
Saturday9:00 AM to 7 PM
Sunday9:00 AM to 7 PM

Details

Address
Strada Comunale Craco-Montalbano Jonico, Craco, Basilicata, IT
Phone
+39 346 514 0926

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