Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Understand
Record unemployment, migrant inequality and pervasive
mafiosi:
it's a testing time for the
Mezzogiorno.
Courted, betrayed, loved and abused: southern Italy's biography reads like that of a stun-
ning, tragic diva.
In equal measure proud, rueful, gregarious and suspicious, Italy's
meridionali
(southerners)
are as contradictory as they are intriguing and complex.
Drugs, rackets and bloody vendettas: welcome to the sunny south's dark side.
Southern Italy is a gastronomic fantasy. Loosen your belt and prepare for the feed of your
life.
From pagan temples and holy frescoes to tongue-in-cheek contemporary installations, the
south is a seasoned culture vulture.
