Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Metaponto, Basilicata, Italy

5Soccca 5:00 PM Jun 5, 2022

Magnificent temples
We did not visit the museum, but only the archaeological park. In time of our visit there was no admission fee. We could just enter and admire the temples. They are really magnificent. It was late afternoon, so we could take some wonderful photos.

4Lessa P 5:00 PM Apr 21, 2015

Beautiful Ancient Greek Ruins
I was visiting my stepfamily in Puglia and made a day trip to Matera. We decided to drive down to Metaponto to see these ruins since we were so close and I remembered learning about them during my days as a student of Classical History. We took the SS380/SS175 from Matera which was a lovely country drive. The road was good and barely any traffic. However, there was absolutely no signage for the ruins on this road. We had to depend on directions from a local that we flagged down. Fortunately we had my Italian speaking stepmother with us or we would never have been able to find them. We did notice that there was some signage on the busier E90 highway. There was a small parking lot at the ruins and what appears to have once been a small museum/information centre. It is either no longer maintained or was closed for the season. The site was open and we were able to walk in along a gravel path. The grounds looked as though they were not being maintained, again, not sure if this is because we were there our of season or if the site has been abandoned. It actually suited my taste to see the area untouched as it added to the scene of the ancient Greek ruins. We had the area to ourselves which was wonderful. As a previous reviewer noted, had we been elsewhere in Italy these ruins would be swarming with tourists. As a student of the Classics and a lover of Greek and Roman history I greatly enjoyed being able to explore these ruins uninhibited. If you are in the area I definitely think this is worth a visit, just make sure that you have clear directions on how to get here!