Policoro Castle stands on top of a hill, dominating the beautiful town of Policoro. Built around  the 11th century by Basilian monks, the castle became a stronghold and expanded with the construction of a tower, mighty defensive walls.

The Rabatana (from 'Rabhàdi',  on Arabs word meening  hamlet ) is situated on a hill in the highlest part of the village located at the highest point of the country and is literally surrounded on all sides by deep ravines which  are inaccessible and the wonderful world of 'Jaramme'  sung by the poet Albino Pierro. Lies 305 m above sea level, overlooking the picturesque  Agri and Sinni valley . Rabatana  was the living quarter  which has preserved the original dialect and customs of ancient times owing to its position and distance from the village.  It is an interesting places to visit for foreign tourist as well as for Italian visitors thanks to the famous poet Albino Pierro who found there a source of inspiration for his poetry made up from childhood and images evoking an ancient world now know all over the world.

Guided tours through the medieval center and the castle, immersed in the magical atmosphere of the fifteenth century courtesan. Accompanied by minstrels and storytellers in a real touring show in the country, you will be projected five centuries back in time,  and you will revive the fascinating story of the Lucan poetess tragically killed by her  brothers.

A place inhabited from  immemorial  time, where it is easy to trace the history of Man from the Paleolithic age,  through  the neolithic villages to large urban areas of the city. Some of the great masters of cinema have set their films in this beautiful environment, which  was the first site in the world  to be designed  as "cultural heritage". (You can see close up  the Sassi district, the district Barisano Caveoso and the Cathedral, typical examples of rural development and various Churches rock).

The museum, opened in 1969, is located inside the archaeological park, and exhibits  remains relating to ages documenting  of human presence in the area, from the Neolithic to the Romanization of the Greek colony of Herakleia. Recently reorganized, the museum provides a comprehensive cronological path through all the subseguent civilizations . The Right space is also given to the  native populations   Basilicata (Enotri) , with a section describing diacronic trend with the development of these cultures. The city of Metaponto, the ancient  and  glorious Achaean colony from the seventh century. BC , houses  the archaeological park with the sacred area, and  the remains of three temples and the ancient theater.