Puglia's Stunning Carnival! | Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy | TRACKS

For the final leg of her journey, the hotelier heads to the south, a region she knows little about. In Puglia, she marvels at the local beehive-shaped dry stone huts and samples a wine with a difference, before heading to the Monte Pollino national park.
Alex concludes her adventure in the city of Matera, where she attends the annual Festa della Madonna Bruna, a week-long carnival culminating in a pagan-style rite of destruction and a firework display.
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[@cherbrowne1637]

A mesmerising epidode of beauty and wonder. Alex always full of fun and charm and a bit cheeky in the land she adores. Always shares with the viewer. Love her to bits. Thank you for the upload.

[@Eitner100]

My country.......100%! I have been from the north to the south, from east to west and still so much more to discover. And.....the best cuisine by far and without any competition worldwide.

[@catbinnatova7596]

Een italiaan genaamd sander van hove? Mkay

[@lf1496]

The old woman mashing the potatoes and fava beans with the wooden paddle reminded me of the women I watched mash yams and plantains, making fufu in Ghana and Nigeria. The tools look almost identical. They would sing folk songs as they mashed the yam too. Human culture is more alike than not in many ways.

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@Paul Yousef instablaster ;)

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[@Jewelkraft.]

Thanks for showing the most beautiful culture ever..... Love love love my Italian roots

[@grandpafossil]

Great show. Love Alex’s humble attitude and infectious smile 👍🏼👍🏼

[@borderreiver3288]

what a beautiful part of Italy...so often ignored for the well-known tourist spots...glad they are fighting back at the vile Mafia...that festival was just amazing especially when they wrecked it for souvenirs...

[@kconsidine313]

I cried when I went to Puglia, I was in Porta Chessario, coming from New York I never saw such beauty. A lifetime of adventures but nothing compares to the first swim I had in the sea there. Its truly breathtaking. The people are beautiful too!!! ohhh wait the food hahah ok its all excellente!!!

[@greggreen6532]

Any "travelogue" that can make me tear up is pretty darned good.

[@irinapechekhonova1967]

The most amazing episode about Italy. Thank you.

[@cindymaceda2999]

20:34 Was the background music in the Monte Pollino segment by John Barry ?

[@chris.asi_romeo]

I love Italy ❤️

[@olgasampis9745]

I went there in 2017 beatiful plaves

[@davidhocde007]

At 39:00 Ready, steady... Go.

[@emmamartin1448]

Amazing place but I’m not sure if it’s easy to get to and if it’s safe. I would love to travel there but not sure about the access and security

[@davidhocde007]

You've got to know where you go, look like you know where you go, be aware of your surounding and never get out with your diamants tiara. Keep smiling. You are ready to travel.

[@daveotuwa5596]

One of the WONDER WOMAN scenes took place in Matera. It should be near the "afesta".

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

This is a 43 minute wonder woman scene

[@daveotuwa5596]

@@johnsmith-wx5fb Nopie dopie, smokie. Only one part. I haven't seen the movie. The 2nd one is being released into theatres tomorrow.

[@MrItaliansound]

also "the Passion" by Mel Gibson, one of the best mouvie about Jesus

[@daveotuwa5596]

@@MrItaliansound You like it better than I CAN ONLY IMAGINE. Yeah! I know the Crucifixion movie! I'm a Christian! I hope to get a chance to see the movie upon my Netflix membership! So mortally inspirational!

[@daveotuwa5596]

@@MrItaliansound 'Tis the event that establishes Good Friday as a holiday to have the Catholics fast to wrap up Lent to prepare for the Easter egg hunt.

[@lb8141]

The poor horses pulling that float

[@liuzhou]

Insane amount of commercials on all these videos. Few of wich are even relevant. I even got some in what I think was Korean!

[@liuzhou]

which

[@dtaylor939]

OMG How did they know that you're Korean?

[@speak_the_truth5380]

These caves were for poor people living with donkeys. And now they want 300+ a night? Sorry, I'd rather extend my time there by two or three days than 8 hours in a cave hotel.

[@junematthews8612]

Those poor horses! Could men not pull the last bit it?

[@msmilano7091]

That's what I thought, but they have blinkers on, and a load of handlers around them keeping the crowd away from them. They may well be trained to get used to noise in the way that police horses are.

[@hukshot]

carry a backpack.

[@meadowwind7610]

You don't sound Italian. :)

[@cindymaceda2999]

What a crazy tradition.

[@2outta3aintbad96]

I don't know what is more sad …. an Italian who has lost their accent or an Englishman who has to put up with a stolen dialect !!

[@amywalker3647]

Oh please…