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Matera
Pisticci

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Pisticci

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Bike touring routes & trails
Italy
Basilicata
Matera
Pisticci

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Pisticci

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4

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Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Pisticci

07:14

97.5km

1,520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 73.9 km for 20 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

9.96 km

Craco Peschiera

Highlight • Settlement

2

17.3 km

Craco Ghost Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Craco today is considered a ghost town, today it is the destination of many curious tourists.
This country was devastated by a landslide in 1963, later all its citizens moved to the new municipality, Craco Peschiera.

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3

18.1 km

Craco, ghost town

Highlight • Historical Site

About 50 kilometers from Matera, in Basilicata, is Craco, a suggestive when ghostly Italian ghost town. In 1963 a landslide that forced its inhabitants to take refuge in the new …

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4

45.0 km

Chiesa Madre di Salandra

Highlight • Religious Site

5

64.1 km

Point from which to admire the surrounding valley and the ruins of Uggiano Castle

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6

73.3 km

Ferrandina

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful city, here is some info and a link where you can find even more information. Absolutely worth a visit! "Founded in the fifteenth century by Federico and Isabella of …

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7

74.0 km

Church of St. Mary of the Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

Discover our Basilicata by bike on viaggiatorelento.com
In 1491, Frederick of Aragon laid the first stone for the construction of the mother church of Ferrandina. This is all we know …

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8

74.9 km

Beautiful descent among the badlands

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

leaving Ferrandina along this spectacular descent immersed in the gullies opens the doors to the land of gullies... a magic!
Discover our Basilicata by bike on viaggiatorelento.com

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97.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.1 km

13.0 km

6.54 km

5.99 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.1 km

33.1 km

18.9 km

534 m

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Saturday 17 October

21°C

9°C

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