Did you know that Basilicata is the second least visited region in Italy? Not only this, but my adventure to Basilicata even avoided the most popular tourist spots in one of the least visited regions of Italy. The idea of the Viaggio Italiano trip is to discover nine remote villages — known as the Borghi Italiani — across the region of Basilicata across the provinces of Maratea, Venosa and Aliano.

I’ve travelled around Italy multiple times before, but never visited the south. The difficulty comes with how remote it is, which while something of a challenge usually makes for a more exciting, interesting trip. I’m all for it.