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Basilicata

Season 2 Episode 205 | 26m 47s

The southern Italian region of Basilicata is timeless and otherworldly. It is home to one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, Matera, a city of caves. Hollywood Director Francis Ford Coppola introduces host Kathy McCabe to his ancestral hometown of Bernalda and talks about how he rediscovered his Italian roots and opened a hotel here. Plus more!

Aired: 01/05/18
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Host Kathy McCabe returns to her ancestral hometown in southern Italy to explore her roots
Explore a little known region of Italy - Abruzzo - from mountains to coastline.
Florence, the city of art, is filled with surprises, old and new.
Bologna is the city where Italians go to eat; join us for some culinary adventures.
Venice is like nowhere else on Earth; join Kathy McCabe in this otherwordly place.
Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot, offers captivating landscapes and age-old traditions.
Piedmont is the land of wine and truffles and nearby Lake Iseo is boat making center.
Find out why Naples and the Amalfi Coast have been luring travelers for ages.
Host Kathy McCabe takes us deep into the green heart of Italy, the region of Umbria.
Still thousands of years later, Rome's many layers can lead to surprising experiences.