If you've seen the article in the July 2004 issue of Travel & Leisure, please don't respond. It would be interesting to see who may guess this correctly.

What region of Italy does an article in this issue claim is the "new Tuscany"? (Check your guess at the link below to see if you got it.)

http://www.travelandleisure.com/invo...5C1624AE27193C

Saw that Capo, and had some choice comments on another site about it. Interesting !

Interesting, indeed. I'll be surprised if it reaches the same commercial success as Tuscany, since it's not as easy to get to. Plus the weather, as mentioned in the article.

I guess that's a hint if you haven't yet seen the link.

We just got out the map and scouted out the next trip!

The Marche region?

Warning -- spoiler ...

Puglia

Read my trip report at slowtrav.com from spring 2000.

Carol ("cmt&quot will be thrilled, no doubt. Or will she?

Rieti sounds considerably more &quot;rustica&quot;, to me (not necessarily a good thing in everyone's eyes - - depends on how much you like at least a <i>little</i> bit of tourism &quot;infrastructure&quot.

Best wishes,

Rex

Wasn't there a thread on this about a week ago? I've never been to Puglia, but I'd like to go. I think it is quite a bit more visited than the adjacent Basilicata region, which could use the economic boost from a bit of tourism, but is now at risk of getting an overdose because of the sudden burst of interest in the places where the Passion of Christ was filmed.

I fail. I would have guessed Le Marche - but maybe I'm a decade ahead of Travel &amp; Leisure (I cancelled my subscription a year ago)

topping

I attribute the article to an overzealous journalist looking for a novel approach and a free boondoggle. I enjoyed 5 days in Puglia, and it is certainly worth a visit, but it will never be the next trendy destination without a ton of new infrastructure.

Didnt it take a few decades for &quot;the current Tuscany&quot; to becom a trendy destination?