Basilicata Archive

16

San Fele

My last post from Basilicata…San Fele is a quiet and simple place, the kind of place where strangers invite you into their farms and fields, mayors stop by to greet you, and 101 year old gentlemen send you on your way with a kiss on the cheek. Just a few minutes away from the small town and down a tree lined and traveler trotted path are some magic waterfalls.  A perfect place for a girl like me to sit for lunch and have a sandwich and wade a bit in the water. Thanks to Can’t Forget It{aly} for another beautiful trip, and L’hotel in Pietra for hosting me in Matera in what was genuinely one of the most loveliest places I have ever stayed. I think I’ll have to see my travels off till the end of the year with this entry, but don’t be surprised if something calls me away again…we know it always does.  

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

abandoned playground in Basilicata, Italy4

San Fele in Basilicata, Italy

San Fele waterfalls in Basilicata, Italy2

farm rabbits in Basilicata, Italy1

San Fele waterfalls in Basilicata, Italy3

San Fele trail in Basilicata, Italy1

picnic lunch in Basilicata, Italy

abandoned playground in Basilicata, Italy1

San Fele trail in Basilicata, Italy3

San Fele waterfalls in Basilicata, Italy1

sheep herder in Basilicata, Italy1

San Fele trail in Basilicata, Italy2

farm rabbits in Basilicata, Italy2

proud cow farmer in Basilicata, Italy2

San Fele waterfalls in Baslicata, Italy 2

abandoned carnival in Baslicata, Italy

countryside view over Basilicata, Italy 2

twitter | facebook | tumblr | pinterest | instagram | newsletter

13

Parole Parole

Every flavor of gelato imaginable around every corner, cloud shadows and sunshine from hilltop views, quiet churches used for over a thousand years, paddle boat afternoons on volcanic lakes, late night walks in cobblestone streets under full moons…I could try to describe to you the magic of this beautiful place, Basilicata, but as the Italians says it would just be “parole parole”words words…so I’ll show you instead…

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

countryside view over Basilicata, Italy 1

gelato in Baslicata, Italy 2

madonna in a cathedral in Basilicata, Italy 1

volcanic lakes in Baslicata, Italy 2

Italian pastries in Basilicata, Italy3

sunset view over the countryside in Basilicata, Italy

italian pastries in Baslicata, Italy

Matera in Basilicata, Italy by night 3

Italian cobblestone streets of Irsina in Basilicata, Italy 1

gelato in Baslicata, Italy 1

volcanic lakes in Baslicata, Italy 3

Matera in Basilicata, Italy by night 2

Italian pastries in Basilicata, Italy1

Sassi of Matera in Basilicata, Italy

twitter | facebook | tumblr | pinterest | instagram | newsletter

23

What I Wore…in fields of gold

I’m in Basilicata, my Italian home it would seem being back here for the second time in a year with so much nostalgia for my first memories of this place. I’ve been doing all the things one should in Italy, like joining in on stranger’s family reunions, stuffing my belly with pasta, and exploring vineyards. Today I spent the late morning running in fields of gold, frolicking on command for film maker friends and passing out with my latest playlist amongst the flowers when all that tired me out. It’s pretty cool…this never growing up thing. Wearing a super soft striped tee, Wildfox shades, Tom & Scott shorts, and Panasonic headphones. 

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Barile, Italy 2

flower field, wildfox sunglasses 2

Barile, Italy, flower field

flower field, wildfox sunglasses 3

flower field nap

flower field, wildfox sunglasses 1

Barile, Italy 1

twitter | facebook | tumblr | pinterest | instagram | newsletter

123