A day to roam the ups and downs of the steps of Matera as long and far as my legs can take me. I looked in at artisan shops along the way. First the shop of Lela Campitelli, a silversmith who also makes objects from recycled wood. I eyed this little silver bicycle for my …
The day started out bright with a breakfast incredibly robust and tasty. Tiziana knows how to do it right. I had arranged for a guide, Nadia Gallanti, whom I found with good references through the internet, but she emailed me the night before that something had come up so she asked a colleague to step …
Off today on a train to Bari, then another train to Matera. I boarded the train noted on the big departure sign in the Rome Termini station. When I looked for coach no. 7 per my electronic ticket, I discovered there was no coach no. 7. A train employee told me that my train had …