点评:For anyone who wants to explore authentic Italy, I very highly recommend employing Ad Pugliam as your trip designer and guide. Giovanna, Augusto and Mimmo organized a unique trip for our party of four. We had employed Ad Pugliam last year for our Puglia trip and we thought that trip could not be topped but our gastronomic/cultural excursion punctuated with water activities in the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas through the Calabria and Basilicata regions surpassed our expectations. Our very simpatico driver and host, Domenico Carfachia (Mimmo), had a very good command of English. Mimmo took us on an extensive two week tour of this undiscovered region of southern Italy. Always super-punctual, warm, patient and capable, he was the perfect guide and host. Mimmo knew the places to stop and eat (all of them!): small trattorias filled with locals and serving unique and very reasonably priced dishes-assortments of fish, meat, cheeses and of course pasta paired with wonderful local wines. True home cooking! He introduced us to celebrity chefs during the nights we did ‘fine dining’. Mimmo also introduced us to owners of local farms and we experienced the cultivation of local products from farm to table (punctuated with elaborate ‘tastings’). We experienced the making of Calabrian ‘Nduja, Tropean onions (amazing what flavor it adds to food)), a unique private pranzo of Calabrian anchovies prepared before us by chef Domenico Rosselli. We enjoyed excellent and incredibly priced local wines from the Zito vineyard and we met the three brother-owners, Francesco, Stefano, Valentino and even their mother, Signora Zito who delighted us with an excellent wine tasting (and wonderful food!). Mimmo even introduced us to two Italian movie stars who happened to be shooting a production (and we got a great pic as they posed with us-their cameraman actually took the shot!). This occurred on a mountain overlooking the spectacular port city of Maratea on the Tyrrhenian. Mimmo’s warmth, charm and passion always shined through. He genuinely seemed to delight in our discovery of this authentic Italy.
I lived in northern Italy many years ago. I have a passing knowledge of the language and I have explored Italy north of Rome extensively on my own. But I rarely experienced authentic Italy until Ad Pugliam. To anyone planning a visit to see Italy as a native experiences it, Ad Pugliam is a must. Already booked the next trip!
翻译:对于任何希望深度体验正宗意大利风情的旅行者而言,我极力推荐聘请Ad Pugliam作为您的行程规划师与向导。Giovanna、Augusto和Mimmo为我们四人小组精心安排了一次独一无二的旅行。去年我们也曾委托Ad Pugliam安排普利亚地区的行程,原以为那次旅行已堪称完美;然而这次沿着卡拉布里亚和巴斯利卡塔地区展开的集美食体验、文化探索以及地中海水域活动于一体的旅程,更是远远超出了我们的预期。我们的司机兼导游多梅尼科·卡尔法恰(米莫)非常善解人意,他的英语水平也很出色。米莫带领我们进行了为期两周的深度游,带我们探索了意大利南部这片尚未被太多人熟知的地区。他总是准时守时、热情友好、耐心细致且能力出众,堪称完美的向导与东道主。米莫熟知哪些地方值得停下用餐(所有推荐的地方都如此!):那些挤满当地人的小餐馆,提供着独具特色且价格十分亲民的各类美食——各种鱼类、肉类等。各种奶酪,当然还有搭配当地佳酿的意大利面。这才是真正的家常菜啊!在我们享用“高级餐饮”的夜晚,他还将我们介绍给了一些知名厨师。米莫还带我们认识了当地农场的主人,让我们体验了从农田到餐桌的农产品种植过程(期间还安排了各种精心准备的“品鉴环节”)。我们还体验了卡拉布里亚地区的“Nduja”辣肠以及特罗佩亚洋葱的制作过程(这种洋葱能为食物增添绝妙的风味呢)。一场独一无二的私人午宴:由主厨多梅尼科·罗塞利当场为我们烹制卡拉布里亚凤尾鱼。我们品尝了产自齐托葡萄园的优质本地葡萄酒,价格也相当实惠。我们还见到了三位兄弟老板——弗朗西斯科、斯特凡诺和瓦伦蒂诺,甚至还有他们的母亲齐托夫人,她为我们精心安排了一次出色的品酒环节(还有美味佳肴相伴!)。Mimmo还把我们介绍给了两位正在拍戏的意大利电影明星(他们与我们合影留念,我们还得到了一张很棒的照片——其实是他们的摄像师帮我们拍的!)。这一幕就发生在一座山上,从那里可以俯瞰到第勒尼安海上风景如画的港口城市马拉泰亚。Mimmo的热情、魅力与激情始终表现得淋漓尽致。他似乎真的为我们能领略到地道的意大利风情而感到高兴。
多年前,我曾在意大利北部生活过。我对这门语言只有一些基础的了解,也曾独自游历过罗马以北的意大利各地。但在体验了Ad Pugliam之后,我才真正感受到了地道的意大利风情。对于那些希望像当地人一样领略意大利魅力的游客来说,Ad Pugliam绝对值得一去。我已经预定了下一次的行程!