Palace Hotel Matera
Piazza Michele Bianco, 1 Matera, Basilicata, 75100, Italy
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Italian Hospitality
... party. What a beautiful event to celebrate Gabriella’s 50th birthday with all of her family and friends. An evening of celebrations, singing, music and food. You know you’re at an Italian celebration when the tables aren’t large enough to hold all of the food being served!
- Fabio and Beppe taking us to Monopoli for an impromptu evening stroll through ...
Puglia Region
... br> - The Castel del Monte. Before being treated to a delicious home cooked meal from Lidia's kitchen one evening, Beppe took us here and explained the historical interpretations of this unique octagonal shaped castle.
- The town of Noci. Nearest to Beppe's farm. We loved its small town charm, delicious bakeries, cheese stores and patisseries which we frequented regularly for fresh treats.
Cruising Puglia in the red Panda,
Robyn and ...
Organic Farming
... the rows of tomatoes, capsicums, courgettes, aubergines and wild plums. The ants go marching one by one...
- Drying seeds. We learned that a savvy way to cut costs is to pull up your sleeves and sacrifice a few from your crop (usually the first of the season is best) by cutting them open, separating the seeds from the flesh and laying them out to dry. Another unique way of getting the most out ...
The Italian Kitchen
... so many things, some of which were:
- Simplicity and freshness are essential elements in Italian cooking and transforming.
- Tomato sauce making is a family event. We were lucky enough to get to experience the last one of the year at the Masseria. Beppe, his mom, dad and lovely Zia Angela spent the day with Robyn and I, transforming fresh tomatoes from the garden into a sweet and delicious tomato sauce base that they'll be able to use in a variety of ...
WWOOF
... the next available train that evening. As we exited our train at the correct stop we were greeted at the terminal by a warm and friendly face who immediately made us feel safe and relieved to have arrived. Giuseppe (Beppe), our WWOOF host had graciously driven an hour from the farm in the dark to pick up his new Canadian volunteers.
When we arrived at the farm we were greeted by a group of singing friends who had ...



