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On Feb. 16 and 23, 2025, Picerno, a municipality of roots, will celebrate Picernesi around the world with tradition, art and community spirit.
Auser Picerno, on Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Palazzo Mancini, thanks to the volunteers will carry out a cooking workshop on Picerno’s “Lucanica” to pass on traditions related to the making of the typical local product and to taste in the community aperitif the joy of being together also with traditional music by TRIO LUCANO, Salvatore Pace, Vito Laurino and Dario Lorusso, and dancing. During the evening, picernesi in the world will be connected by videoconference.
To further enrich the urban art itinerary present in the streets of Picerno’s historic center, the Graffito on “Picernesi nel Mondo” will be uncovered on Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. in Via X maggio (St. Leonard Tower).
Graffito created by Anna Faraone by the Montemurro Graffito School.
Days
16 February 25
23 February 25
Timetable
17:30 - 20:00
Information/To know
Suitable for Everybody
Not wheelchair accessible
Location/The place
Address
Picerno, PZ, Italia
How to get there
By plane, the nearest international airports are: Bari Palese, ideal for the Jonic coast area and the province of Matera. Naples Capodichino, preferred for the Maratea coast and the province of Potenza. Lamezia Terme, to reach the Pollino National Park. By train, Trenitalia and FAL connect Potenza and Matera with Bari, Foggia, Naples, and Salerno every day, reaching the final destination with an integrated train-bus system. Several transport companies provide bus trips to and from Basilicata from Northern Italy and various foreign countries. By car, Basilicata is reached from the North by following the Adriatic coast, along the A14 Bologna-Taranto, and from the Tyrrhenian side, traveling the A2 Autostrada del Mediterraneo. For more information, visit the Autostrade per l'Italia website.
