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Last month, I accomplished my goal of visiting all 20 regions in Italy when I set foot in Molise (which Italians cheekily refer to as "the region that doesn't exist," because it's so small). Although I have great memories of Emilia-Romagna's incredible food and Sardinia's therapeutic salty air, nowhere has quite stolen my heart like Basilicata — a...

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She was craving peace and quiet after working as a teacher for 20 years, and Amelia Butler from the US says that buying a bargain home in Italy has given her just that. The 57-year-old now spends half of the year in the rural village of Latronico, located in the deep southern region of Italy’s Basilicata, and the rest in Philadelphia, her home town...

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Italy hasn’t stopped moving since the Romans began building their extensive road network, and the country has a penchant for speed and drama — despite its reputation for a slow, savoured approach to life. Whether you choose to board a plucky Vespa or a zippy vaporino, ride a poker-red Ferrari or a sky-scraping cableway, this way of exploring brings...

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How would you imagine traveling between two ancient villages perched high in the mountains? Most people think of winding roads or steep hiking trails. But in one remarkable corner of southern Italy, people do it a very different way - by flying. That’s right: no bridges, no tunnels - just a single steel cable stretched across a wide mountain valley...

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It all began with a journey. Not in the rhetorical sense of the term, but with real steps, into emptying villages, along silent streets, alongside faces filled with expectation and questions. It was the summer of 2015, and I had an urgent need: to tell the story of Basilicata not as a remote place, but as a space of possibility. Thus was born #luog...

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Imagine if the Amalfi Coast was all but unknown — that’s the charm of Maratea. Bordered by Campania to the north and Calabria to the south, the municipality occupies the only portion of the Tyrrhenian coast in the whole of Basilicata. It’s a near 20-mile stretch home to striking black-sand beaches, boat-fresh seafood and panoramic vistas overlookin...

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The sister city relationship between Potenza, Italy and Denver, Colorado was born in 1982, just two years after the devastating earthquake that struck Irpinia and brought widespread destruction to parts of Basilicata, including Potenza. Though separated by geography, the two cities share a strong and enduring friendship rooted in cultural exchange,...

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Venosa is a small town in southern Italy that quietly holds an outsized place in the country’s history and cultural heritage. Located in the northern part of the Basilicata region, it sits roughly halfway between Potenza and Foggia, with the latter being the larger and better-connected city. The town is situated at approximately 400 meters above se...

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Amaro Lucano was born in 1894 in Pisticci, a small town in Basilicata, when pastry chef Pasquale Vena began experimenting by blending more than thirty herbs in the back of his cookie factory to create a wonderfully balanced herbal liqueur. Its recipe, full of citrus, floral, and bitter notes, was initially appreciated locally, but the turning point...

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The tenth edition of the Green Road Award – the “Oscar of Cycle Tourism” – has been awarded to the region of Liguria for the Cycling Riviera bike and pedestrian path. Second place went to Basilicata for the Ciclovia Meridiana, and third place to Puglia for the Ciclonica. The three bike routes were selected from nearly 30 applications submitted by v...

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