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© Lonely Planet Publications 676 Puglia, Basilicata Calabria Italy’s deep south is another country, a long way from the urbane mores of the north. It’s a jumble of coastal dwellers, moun n people, with Greek, Spanish and Turkish influences and A fierce local pride. Olive oil, grapes, tomatoes, aubergines, artichokes, peppers, salami, fungi, T A olives and fresh seafood strain its table. A history of subjugation, feudalism and immigration C I A L I colours its outlook. Malarial swamplands and raids forced the population inland, creating I R S B dramatic hilltop villages and towns. There are plenty of reminders of unrelenting poverty and A A B L , A there’s plenty to regret – such as the stark suburban sprawl of Brindisi and most Calabrian A C I towns, and industrial development around Potenza and Taranto. In the 1950s a ernmental L G programme failed to alleviate poverty and led to a dependency on ernment support. U P But Puglia is a rural breadbasket, skirted by 800km of coast, with limestone cliffs, endless olive groves and tangled forests interspersing sandy beaches. It’s the latest darling of the tr el press, and is just starting to be discovered by foreign tourists, who are buying up its rotund trullo houses, as round as beehives. Basilicata, Italy’s smallest region, is a crush of moun ns and rolling hills, with a dazzling stretch of coast to rival Amalfi’s. Calabria, Italy’s wildest region, has some of the country’s finest beaches and dizzying, huge moun nscapes. Southern Italy is authentic and mysterious, and here you can h e a real adventure. To get the be