The Arbëreshëhe

The Arbereshe or Albanian from Italy are an ethnic and linguistic language minority . They established in Italy after the Ottoman-Turkish invasions.

We can find these minorities in our region, Basilicata, as well as in Calabria, Molise, Sicilia and Puglia. They are very characteristic people: They have peculiar costumes and traditions different from the rest of the country. In particolar they have maintained their language and their Orthodox-Greek religious rite. In Basilicata there are five communities representing this minority and they are: San Costantino, San Paolo, Maschito Ginestra and Barile. These communities are situated in the North and South of Basilicata.

Maschito Barile

Ginestra San Paolo

San Costantino Albanese

ADVENTURE PARK AND TYPICAL COSTUMES

Shën Kostandini Arbëreshë in arbereshe is a small village of only of 75 people living in the province of Potenza. It is set in Val Sarmento, in the heart of Pollino.National Park. The territory around the city is prevailing mountainous.

San Costantino is set in a very important naturalistic area, it presents different environmental characteristics typical of Mediterranean shrub. It is a very picturesque little village and it offers a lot of possibilities: we can do excursions in mountain and not too far from the inhabited centre there is an adventure park.

Pollino with “wings”

One of the main attraction of San Costantino and in general of all Basilicata is “Il volo dell’angelo”. “Sky flyer” is the technical name of the deltaplane. It takes the passengers from the summits of the mountain down to the valley where San Costantino lies.