DMC Matera and Basilicata: Incentives, Meetings and Events
The Sassi of Matera: a living nativity scene.
Basilicata, with The Platinum Services DMC Italy and Events, preserves the concept of sustainability: in its small villages, time seems anchored in the past.
Why Matera for your event
The region's most important city is Matera: narrow lanes, alleys and stairways winding through the cave districts, arches and galleries, large terraces, bell towers and rock churches form the ancient inhabited centre of Matera, the 2019 European Capital of Culture, also known as the "Città dei Sassi" and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
Over time this unique magic has made Matera famous as an extraordinary natural film set where, at sunset, you feel part of a nativity scene full of meaning. Pure and authentic scenery with no signs of modernity: the Murgia Materana and the Sassi have seen traces of man since prehistoric times and bear witness to the history of humanity, having been continuously inhabited.
Gala dinners and local food
The hotels and venues are excellent, and if you plan a gala dinner, the atmosphere reflects the territory: attendees can breathe the love of the city and its traditions, live the emotions of food while watching old ladies knead fresh pasta, and feel the warm aromas of Aglianico wine, full of history and strength.
Folk music, master artisans and traditional food prepared in front of the guests explain the perfumes that go beyond the recipe.
The Festa della Bruna
Basilicata is also tradition: Matera celebrates the Madonna della Bruna, the city's patron saint. Steeped in religious traditions and full of vibrant pagan rites, this spectacular festival is magical to be part of.
