Rustico in Via Appia 178, Baragiano (PZ)

The area lies in the Lucanian Apennines, with wooded hills and medium-height mountains around the upper Basento and Platano valleys. The Basento river system is the main hydrographic feature of this part of inland Basilicata. The nearest larger town is Potenza, which has the main rail and road services for the area and a full set of shops, schools and hospitals. Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa, in the Dolomiti Lucane area, are farther away and matter more as an occasional excursion than as the immediate landscape. This part of Basilicata is known for inland mountain villages, woods and mixed farming.