Leaving a hotel has never made me cry...that is until I have to leave Palazzo Margherita. My eyes well up as I saw goodbye to the new 9-room hotel Francis Ford Coppola has opened in his ancestral hometown in Basilicata. While the luxury and beauty have been sublime, I'm moved by something much deeper.
The Dream Interview: Italian Cookbook Author Faith Willinger
Dream of Italy picks the brain of Italian culinary specialist and author of several Italian cookbooks, Faith Willinger, to find out about her favorite Italian ingredients and her weekly Market to Table cooking classes held in Florence.
Seasons in Basilicata: A Home in Aliano
An excerpt from David Yeadon's book, Seasons in Basilicata. Yeadon follows in the footsteps of Carlo Levi, a doctor and activist who was sent to internal exile in Aliano (Basilicata) by Mussolini in the 1930s.
The Passion of Matera: Exploring the Sassi of Basilicata
Heading over to Basilicata? Visit the famous sassi of Matera and find out why Mel Gibson chose this unusual city in Basilicata to recreate ancient Jerusalem for the movie The Passion of Christ.