Italy Panorama

Acerenza is a pretty place. Set up on a massif high at the end of a squiggly road, its position above the Bradano River has been enviable and strategic since before the Roman age. Like many towns in this area, it was the Middle Ages that left the most lasting features on Acerenza, endowing it [...]

This tiny osteria is not for everyone, but if you like homey and casual with heaping helpings of good food, then try Il Vicinato.

The changes brought about by one man, and the town’s abiding gratitude.

Who has the best breads in Italy? The only DOP breads in the whole country are from Puglia and Basilicata.

Romance, action, dancing and pyrotechnics…La Storia Bandita tells the real story of il Mezzogiorno in spectacular fashion.

A unique gem in southern Basilicata, be sure to wander the “Dirupa” area of Pisticci.

Those who love caffé and a digestivo will enjoy this specialty liquore.

Dried and then fried in olive oil, peperoni cruschi are a Lucanian delicacy.

Matera is known as the UNESCO city of the caves but it is also a bustling provincial capital that will capture your imagination.

Fly like an eagle in the Dolomiti Lucane in Basilicata between the charming mountain towns of Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa (the highest town in the region).