carnival

Carnevale in Matera

A carnival in Matera, Matera, Basilicata. It is usually held in February.

Carnival parades with masks and music on a Mediterranean theme.

We publish the month, not the dates: this one comes back every year and the comune sets the days. Confirm with materalife.it before you travel.

Around this

Everything else on in Basilicata in February, the whole country in February, or the year in full in The Italian Year. And the town itself: Matera.

The Sunday letter

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

The button takes you to the letter's own page on Substack, where you leave your email. About the letter