The Land Reform Settlement
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Policoro (Matera)

The Land Reform Settlement

The modern centre of Policoro was born out of the land reform of the 1950s: work on the new settlement began on 14 April 1953, to a design by Candura and Petrignani.

  • Opening hoursAlways visible (open-air).
  • AdmissionFree entry.
  • WherePiazza Eraclea e piazza Dante – Policoro (MT)

What to see

  • Piazza Eraclea, the civic centre with arcades, simple forms and the symmetry of rationalist architecture, with the mother church (mother church).
  • The school complex in piazza Dante, built for the first primary school of the new Policoro, which keeps its original layout on the via Dante and via Belvedere façades.
  • The farmhouses scattered across the countryside, part of the same project.

How to get there

The core is in the centre of town, an easy walk between piazza Eraclea and piazza Dante.

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