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The communal kitchen at Palazzo Margherita
photo credit: Palazzo Margherita
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The buzz
around Basilicata right now is the recent grand opening of Francis Ford
Coppola's stunning 9-room boutique property, Palazzo Margherita. Mr.
Coppola owns other hotels, but the fact that he’s chosen Basilicata—a region
practically unknown, undiscovered, and most certainly not on many people’s
bucket list –is quite remarkable given it's very off-the-beaten track location.
One of
the last truly unspoiled corners of Italy, bleak, barren, beautiful Basilicata
will captivate your family. Here, you’ll
find locals who are happy you're in town, uncrowded restaurants, crystal clear waters
absolutely void of English-speaking tourists, colorful, local festivals, and hearty, peasant cuisine that is simple and sumptuous.
With the
opening of Coppola’s new hotel and the subsequent buzz it's generated in the travel press, bella Basilicata is on the verge of
being discovered, and ready for its close up, Mr. Coppola.
You just might want to visit it now, so you can have the bragging rights to say, 'you knew it when.'
