Archaeological sites
Sant'Andrea Priu: rock-cut tombs and frescoes above Bonorva
Near Bonorva, in Sardinia, Sant'Andrea Priu is a vast rock-cut necropolis of prehistoric tombs and frescoes from later ages.
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Gavoi, the slow heart of Barbagia between cheese and lake
Gavoi, a granite village in the heart of Barbagia: Sardinian cheese, stone houses and the silent plateau around Lake Gusana.
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Wild nature
Lula and Monte Albo: the stone Sardinia where the sea is only an echo
Amid limestone plateaus, shepherds' folds and the sanctuary of San Francesco, Lula is the silent gateway to Monte Albo, where the sea remains a distant murmur.
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Castles, palaces and monuments
Sperlinga, the castle carved from the rock that Sicily forgets
Sperlinga, a village perched on the Nebrodi mountains: a cave castle and a maze of grottoes tell the story of a stone Sicily few travellers reach.
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City corners
Sutera: Arab Alleys and White Houses Beneath the Rabato
Clinging to a crag in the heart of Sicily, Sutera guards the Rabato: a maze of Arab alleys and whitewashed houses beneath the rock, still barely visited.
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Italian villages
Gangi, the stone village hanging from the Madonie
Gangi, a stone village perched on the Madonie near Palermo: alleys, ancient roofs and a slow, silent Sicily, without mass tourism.
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Archaeological sites
Pietrabbondante: the Samnite theatre among the woods of Molise
Among the woods of the Alto Molise, the Samnite theatre of Pietrabbondante: one of the most important Italic sanctuaries, and yet almost unknown.
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Bova, where ancient Greek is still a living language
Perched at 800 metres between the Aspromonte and the Ionian, Bova is the capital of the Greek-speaking area and guards one of Italy's most ancient linguistic minorities.
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Italian villages
Aliano, the Lucanian Badlands of Carlo Levi's Exile
Aliano, a Lucanian village amid the clay badlands, holds the memory of Carlo Levi's exile and an authentic, silent Basilicata.
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