Metaponto — Parco Archeologico delle Tavole Palatine
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Metaponto — Parco Archeologico delle Tavole Palatine

Basilicata

Long before Metaponto's beaches became a summer destination, this was one of the wealthiest Greek colonies in Magna Graecia. Fifteen surviving Doric columns of a temple to Hera, known locally as the Tavole Palatine, stand in open pasture, easy to reach and rarely crowded outside the summer beach season.

Duration
1 hour
Distance
2 km
Elevation
+5 m
Best season
Year-round

Parking · Free

Free parking at the Tavole Palatine site.

Water

None at the site; carry water.

Highlights

  • Fifteen surviving Doric temple columns
  • Ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia
  • Open, easy pasture setting

With your dog

Leashed dogs welcome throughout the archaeological park.

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