Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy. It is not so famous but it can give so much surprises. There is a place in Basilicata where you can find beautiful mountains, like "little copy" (very little...) of the Dolomites, adventurous activities and delicious cuisine. All within easy reach of the sea and famous attractions such as Matera. Discover with me this particular place that I discovered while traveling through a new unknown Italian trade.

There are many ways to get to know a country. I have never followed tour guides and I have never relied on a tour operator. I always preferred to get lost on the roads of my country, to discover things randomly and not because they were part of an itinerary. I don’t like to know what I’m going to discover tomorrow. I prefer surprises. And very often surprises have been exceptional. I met people who became friends and places that became home. Whether this is a strange tour guide or a simple travel story, depends on you.

I’m Davide Mauri and this is my story, a story made of places, landscapes and flavors, made especially of people. This is Italian roads, the story of those streets that no one will ever tell you about.

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Italian roads is a podcast dedicated to hidden Italy, little known but more real and surprising. If you love unconventional tourism, you will find new ideas to plan your next holidays in Italy.

If you can’t travel, I’ll still give you a curious and exciting experience, as if you were running on Italian roads.This is not a podcast for "hit and run" tourists. This is not the story of a trip to the most famous cities of the "Bel Paese". This is the story of life experiences gathered in more than 30 years of meetings, discoveries and surprises lived in less touristy but more authentic places. If you want to discover not trivial things about Italy and Italians, forget about "pizza and mandolino" and get lost with me on the Italian roads.