Cchi ci arrive a la Ravatène
si nghiànete ’a pitrizze
ca pàrete na schèhe appuntillète
a na timpa sciullète.
’A Ravatène - Albino Pierro
Per arrivarci alla Rabatana
si sale la pitrizze
che sembra una scala addossata
a una timpa in rovina.
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Rabatana è una delle zone più affascinanti e storiche di Tursi, un comune in Basilicata nella provincia di Matera. Si tratta del primo insediamento della città, che risale al periodo bizantino, e che si trova in una posizione strategica, protetta da ripidi dirupi su tutti i lati.
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Camminando per le strade tra i ruderi del nucleo primordiale, sono stato assalito da un senso di vuoto. Le persone anziane, che ancora vivono nelle antiche abitazioni, mi guardavano con aria curiosa e sospetta. Gli atri visitatori come me camminavano in silenzio perdendosi tra i vicoli contorti del paese.
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In questo viaggio avevo con me la mia fidata Fujifilm X-E1 e attraverso il suo sensore ho potuto fermare il tempo, già fermo, di questo antico luogo.
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