Car hire Potenza
Potenza is a famous city located in the South of Italy, in the Basilicata region. It is the capital of the province of Potenza and also of its region. Potenza is surrounded by the following towns: Vaglio Basilicata, Tito, Ruoti, Pignola, Pietragalla, Picerno, Brindisi Montagna, Anzi and Avigliano. The city has a total of 67,348 inhabitants, called Potentini, and the weather is a typical Mediterranean one. Potenza has different twin cities: Rieti, Seville, Denver and Focșani in Romania. The city is located in the upper valley of the Basento, along Apennines, surrounded by several high mountains such as Monti Li Foj. There are different dialects in the area: Picerno, Vaglio Basilicata, Pignola and Tito. The famous “potentino” belongs to the Gallo-Italic dialects of the Region. From here, you could decide to rent a car Potenza and move in freedom around the territory, because your rental car Pepecar will be your partner to be truly independent!
HISTORY OF POTENZA
The roots of the city, extremely old, are not easy to determine: its inception may have been Pelasgian or Sabellic or Italo-Greek heredity (Riviello). Without a shadow of doubt its area, equidistant between the Greek provinces of Poseidonia and Metaponto, is more likely to have absorbed the Greek influence. The primary settlement of Potenza was situated roughly 10 kilometers at the south of today's location. In the sixth century, the city went to the Lombard Duchy of Benevento. In 1137, Potenza was a Pope Blameless II facilitator to overcome the Norman kingdom. In 1148 or 1149 in Potenza, Roger II of Sicily facilitated King Louis VII of France. On 1273, a tremendous earthquake crushed the city. In the next years, the city was claimed by different medieval families. In more recent times, the unpleasant catastrophe connected to World War II requested to Potenza incalculable human lives. In fact, in 1943, the destruction of different civilian buildings, private and public, like the Ospedale S. Carlo and the Cathedral, represented a terrible event. After the war, thanks to the new vote system, the city started to breathe again. A massive urban extension and a lot of new social advancement, at the end, lead the development of the city. If you want to discover all the Potenza monuments, remember to get a rental car Potenza, thanks to our portal Pepecar!
WHAT TO SEE IN POTENZA WITH YOUR CAR HIRE PEPE CAR
In Potenza you have the opportunity to visit all these wonderful sights and many others:
- Museo Nazionale Archeologico Dinu Adamesteanu della Basilicata;
- San Gerardo Cathedral;
- Ponte sul Basento;
- Museo Provinciale Archeologico di Potenza;
- Monte Vulture;
- Tenuta le Querce;
- Piazza Mario Pagano;
- Villa Romana;
- Palazzo Bonifacio.
Potenza is the perfect place to relax and enjoy an authentic example of life in the South. It is easy to know the locals, because they are friendly and like to talk even if the local dialect could be a challenge for you!
WHERE TO GO FROM POTENZA WITH YOUR RENTAL CAR
Pepecar recommended places, attractions and events to enjoy Potenza. Furthermore, there are other outstanding places not too far from the city, which are easy to discover thanks to your car hire Potenza. If you are up to travel to Melfi, thanks to your rental car low cost, you will drive for 102 kilometers via SS658, so 1 hour and 45 minutes. The city of Maratea, via A3/E45, will take 2 hours and 23 minutes of your time, it means 133 kilometers. Bear in mind that Maratea is the only city in Basilicata to overlook the Tyrrhenian Sea. Bari is distant 174 kilometers, 2 hours and 46 minutes. Everything is going to be easier with your low-cost car hire Potenza, where different rental cars are available!