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Craco · Matera · Basilicata
On the second Saturday of October Craco celebrates Saint Nicholas. It is the feast of a town whose old centre has stood empty since the 1960s, emptied by a landslide and left a ghost town.
The patron of Craco is Saint Nicholas and the feast falls on the second Saturday of October.
It carries a story unlike any other. In 1963 the historic centre began to empty because of a landslide, and by the early 1980s it was a ghost town: the houses vacant, the alleys still. That very condition has made Craco a destination, and the town goes on celebrating its patron even though the old settlement has no inhabitants left.
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Evacuated in 1963 due to a landslide, this striking ghost town overlooks the badlands and serves as a famous film set.
Craco Ghost Town
Pane di Matera
24 places to stay · top rated: Residenza delle Grazie 9.9 · Hotel Ristorante Mariano 9.6
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Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 89 km away
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