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From the Naples station, we will head towards Basilicata, and around <strong>Eboli<\/strong> (does it ring a bell?), in the middle of the Battipaglia plain, you begin to glimpse in the background the angular and imposing shapes of the Alburni Mountains: the gateway to rural life. It is here that Carlo Levi found inspiration for the title of his famous novel: &#8216;<strong>Christ Stopped at Eboli<\/strong>&#8216;. After those mountains, he faced a backward and isolated world. That <strong>isolation<\/strong>, which for many years has been the Achilles&#8217; heel of southern regions, is now transforming into an <strong>invaluable resource<\/strong>. It allowed us to resist modernity, <strong>preserving ancient rituals and traditions<\/strong>, genuine agri-food recipes and products, and a more <strong>relaxed way of daily life<\/strong>. We are still far from being a destination overrun by global mass tourism; <strong>tourists<\/strong> are rare and, for this reason, are still <strong>considered guests<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With this <strong>tour<\/strong>, we will explore a wild and sometimes unknown region. The <strong>itinerary forms a loop<\/strong> starting in the north-western part of <strong>Basilicata<\/strong>, bordering Campania, traversing the interior of the <strong>Lucanian Apennines<\/strong> through the <strong>Little Lucanian Dolomites<\/strong>. After the obligatory stop in the marvelous <strong>Matera<\/strong>, a <strong>UNESCO heritage<\/strong> site and the <strong>European Capital of Culture in 2019<\/strong>, we will visit <strong>Craco<\/strong>, a <strong>ghost town<\/strong> featured in numerous cinematic successes. The last part is dedicated to the <strong>Pollino National Park<\/strong> with an excursion to the <strong>Garden of the Gods<\/strong>, one of the most beautiful places in Italy! 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