This is the Untold Italy travel podcast. You're listening to episode number 97.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there,

you've come to the right place.

Benvenuti. Ciao, everyone. I hope you've had a beautiful week and are looking forward to another

virtual trip to Italy. This time we are heading south to the pocket region of Basilica, where we're

going to visit a truly unique city that has had a trouble past, but that is bursting with

newfound optimism,

thanks to its incredible history and architecture.

And that, of course, is Matera.

But first, I wanted to do a big shout out to one of our listeners,

Kim Crankan from the United States, who left us a five-star review.

Thank you, Kim.

Kim said, listen for travel ideas, but get so much more. She said,

I originally wanted to listen to the podcast to help plan a trip I'm hoping to take at the end of 2022. It has been excellent for that. I was able to narrow down my itineries based on what I

heard about, but also, I've begun organising what to consider doing or seeing in each

location. Besides the obvious itinerian excursions and budget-related information, after listening to

this podcast, I am even more motivated to learn Italian. Beyond the areas I plan to visit, I'm enjoying

these podcasts as a virtual tour there. I love listening to these while driving or

even on my walks and feel transferred to Italy. At this point, I believe I have listened to

each episode and look forward to a new one each week. Gratia, Kim, thank you so much for your

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