These beautiful lakes are located at the foot of the now extinct Vulture volcano. The beauty of this place has earned it the nickname of "Switzerland of Basilicata". The lakes are located within the Vulture Regional Nature Reserve.
A beautiful waterfall that can be reached with a simple walk, a perfect place to spend time with your sweetheart, it is no coincidence that it is called the "Lovers' waterfall".
The melilitolite of Prete della Scimmia (1km north of Lago Piccolo of Monticchio) is characterized by phenocrysts of melilite (rich in Åkermanite) and titaniferous clinopyroxene immersed in a holocrystalline groundmass composed of melilite, clinopyroxene, magnetite, leucite, nepheline, apatite and garnet
Artificial basin dating back to the 1970s obtained from the damming of the Ofanto river. Today the lake is part of the Lago di Conza oasis protected by the WWF.