Maschito (Arbëreshë Albanian: Mashqiti;[3] Lucano: Maschìte) is a town and comune of the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.

Like other towns in the Vulture area, Maschito was repopulated by Albanian refugees after the occupation of Albania by the Ottoman Empire.

[4] Located Northeast of Basilicata, it is a small town covering a hill named Mustafà, about 594 metres (1,949 ft) above sea level.

Maschito has a typical Mediterranean climate with slight mountain characteristics, because of its distance from the sea.

The capture of Kruja by the Turks and the abandonment of Shkodër (1478–79) led to the first migration of Albanians (Arbëreshë) to Basilicata.