Policoro (Lucano: Pulecòre) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Situated on the coast, its population swells in the summertime due to an influx of tourists who come to enjoy the Lido di Policoro.

These ancient bronze tablets contain texts in Greek and Latin that discuss public and constitutional rules and laws of the town, one such being "Lex Iulia Municipalis".

During the period of the Roman Empire, the entire area depopulated and Heraclea lost its prestige, becoming a little village on a small hill.

It developed around the baronial castle, used as a residence from 1000 AD for hunting because of the vast forests owned by local noble families, such as the Berlingieri.

This change attracted families to move to Policoro from all parts of the region, leading to a large demographic surge.

On April 19, 2017, Policoro was mentioned in a “Too Much Exposition Theatre” sketch starring Alec Baldwin on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a possible location for a shipwrecked Italian cousin.