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Termoli: The Trabucchi Town on the Adriatic Coast of Molise
A medieval fishing village between the southern Adriatic and Molise, where the trabucchi remind us that the sea is won with patience.
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Giovinazzo: The Hidden Gem Between Bari and Trani on the Apulian Coast
Just kilometers from Bari, a seaside village with a Romanesque cathedral on the water and a promenade where time seems to have stopped.
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Maratea: Basilicata's Only Coast, 32km of Secret Cliffs
Explore Maratea, Basilicata's only Tyrrhenian coastline: 32km of cliffs, hidden coves, mountain villages, and the Christ statue watching over the gulf.
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Castro: The Salento Fjord and the Cave That Amazed the Romans
At the very tip of Italy's heel, a natural harbor carved into rock guards a sea cave and an Angevin castle looking toward Greece.
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Santa Maria di Castellabate: Suspended Time on the Cilento's Tyrrhenian Coast
In the heart of the Cilento National Park, a nearly unknown fishing village guards a marine reserve and a pace of life that mass tourism has spared.
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Acciaroli: Hemingway's Port Full of Centenarians
A small Cilento port where Hemingway wrote, where centenarians outnumber tourists, and the sea still belongs to fishermen. Italy's oldest coast.
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Bosa: The Tanners' Town on the Temo River and Sardinia's Wild Coast
In the province of Oristano, a colorful medieval village rises on Sardinia's only navigable river, three kilometers from a still-virgin sea.
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Castelsardo: The Doria Fortress Looking Toward Corsica from Northern Sardinia
A Genoese castle on a cliff plunging into the Tyrrhenian, with houses spiraling down to the port and fishing nets hung out to dry like flags.
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