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‘Your tastebuds will go on their own journey’: readers’ tips on undiscovered Italy

Castelmezzano in the Dolomiti Lucane.
Castelmezzano in the Dolomiti Lucane. Photograph: Valerio Mei/Getty Images

Fly with an angel, Basilicata

Visiting Castelmezzano, a town perched against the backdrop of the Dolomiti Lucane, was an accident during my recent southern Italy road trip. This stunning place is worth the detour from the main road cutting through Basilicata, and it comes paired with another beauty on the opposite mountain, Pietrapertosa. Travelling between the two can be completed on the Flight of the Angel – a high-speed zipwire that connects them. While the town is mesmerising, especially when viewed from a distance to admire its unique location, the surrounding area is full of epic hikes, forests and national parks.
Nadia Parveen

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