Gianni explores the interior of the abandoned villa, imagining what it might have been like before.

Gianni takes us up to an abandoned villa, and reflects on the tremendous challenges the builder faced.

The Region of the Marches, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, is lesser known than other regions, but there is lots to see here, with its long coastline and jewel-like cities.

Benedetto shows us his beautifully landscaped vacation rental property in the Province of Marsala.

Arianna is still a bit hungry, so she looks around for something else to eat. After lunch, she takes us downstairs to the actual market.

Arianna takes us around Florence. In this part, we walk from the main train station to the famous San Lorenzo market, where it's time to find some lunch.

Pythagoras, after leaving Croton, brought his school of philosophy to Metapontum. This key city of Magna Graecia [Greater Greece] brings the series on Basilicata to a close.

The segment concentrates on the environs of Matera, its rugged beauty, and the sacred art and architecture that makes use of natural grottoes.

The segment features Acerenza and its 11th century cathedral, which was built over pagan and Early Christian constructions.

The Archeological Park of Venosa is the highlight of this segment. We see the building projects of Robert Guiscard, the Norman conqueror of southern Italy and Sicily.

This segment features Melfi, a city at the base of Mount Vulture, where Frederick the Second of Swabia spent a number of years.

Welcome to breathtakingly beautiful Basilicata with its mountains and sea, light and silence.

Arianna tells us about her months of study in Potsdam and how beneficial the Erasmus experience was for her.

Marika and Arianna discuss the Erasmus Program, a student exchange program that was founded in the late 1980s. It allows European university students to study at other EU country universities. The program is named after the Dutch humanist, Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536).

Éric de Chassey, Director of the French Academy, details the mission of the institution.