While Dua Lipa’s Sicily wedding was one of the starriest—and most fashionable—parties of the year, here at Vogue, we were just as curious about her choice of honeymoon destination as we were about her dress. (After all, nobody knows how to travel in style quite like Lipa.)
After sharing a carousel of photos on Instagram today, Lipa revealed that she and her now-husband, Callum Turner, took a road trip across Italy, stopping in the east of Sicily, the Amalfi Coast, and the underrated southern Italian region of Basilicata. More specifically, for the latter she stayed at Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda, an exceptionally charming hotel that also doubles as a family getaway for its founders, the Coppola clan. (Turns out that Lipa and Turner were honeymooning in the same suite that I stayed at when I visited: the Sofia, which was co-designed by none other than Sofia Coppola herself, in collaboration with the legendary Jacques Grange.)
Here, we revisit our story on the region from the summer of 2025, spotlighting it as a fast-rising hotspot for travelers willing to head off the beaten track—and the perfect alternative to the oft-overcrowded shores of Puglia and the Amalfi Coast. Now that Lipa and Turner have confirmed the Basilicata buzz, you’ll need to book your hotels quickly to get there before the masses do.
On my first morning in Matera, I was awoken by an earth-shattering chorus of fireworks. I had arrived, by accident, on the day of this ancient city’s most important religious festival, the Festa della Bruna—and here, the party starts early. At around 5 a.m., while I tried to get back to sleep, the Procession of the Shepherds kicked off at the 13th-century cathedral of Maria Santissima della Bruna, before wending its way down to the city’s modern center. As the day wore on, and I emerged to take in the scene myself, crowds of locals and students chugged Aperol spritzes from to-go plastic cups and tucked into packed lunch paninis, having stationed themselves along the sidewalks to secure themselves prime position for the evening’s main event.
The lights of the Festa della Bruna in Matera, Italy.Photo: Getty Images
