Ghost town Craco, Province of Matera, Southern Italian region of Basilicata

Known as Graculum in Ancient Rome.

The town was built on a very steep summit for defensive reasons, but it was abandoned due to natural disasters.

Because of its unique and particular landscape Craco has been the setting of many movies.

Among many others "The Passion of the Christ" (2004) by Mel Gibson. The town appears in the scene of the hanging of Judas.

Before, in 1996, it was chosen for the film "The Nymph", directed by Lina Wertmüller and with music by the unforgettable Ennio Morricone.