New Year…New Look
I’ve experienced many changes these past few years; six to be exact. In fact, my head is reeling with change, unable to get itself back...
Il Salento- Gallipoli
I wish I could wear high heels; I wish I knew how to walk in them. I never learned. I was one of those gauche teen-aged girls that found...
The Best Bread Ever!!!
If Tuscany is known for its wines, Emilia Romagna for its parmesan cheese, then Puglia too must be made known to the world for its bread....
Christmas in Bologna
It was not to be. The sun refused to come out, and the sky persisted with a constant vexatious drizzle; not enough to make one stay...
Ooops! I dropped the lemon tart!
.....Actually I didn’t. This is the name of Osteria Francescana’s “standout dish”. And this is a standout restaurant, ranked 3rd for two...
Francis Ford Coppola Introduces Bernalda to the World
Francis Ford Coppola had been coming here since he was 21. He first came in search of his grandfather’s roots: to know the place from...
Stay at Torre Fiore and.....
A stay at this masseria hotel is in itself a delightful holiday, but venture out for day trips and this becomes a unique and memorable...
Savouring Basilicata
The Cuisine of Basilicata reflects the region itself, and its people. It is steeped in tradition; it is the product of a rugged,...
Pisticci and Torre Fiore
A short distance from Matera, in the vast Basilicata landscape of rugged gullies, lies Pisticci. It is surrounded by a mantle of white...
Where to stay in Matera
Staying in one of the Sassi’s cave hotels has become one of tourism's most exotic new experiences, allowing the traveller seeking new...