When you want Italy but you want it wild..go to Puglia. The southern end of Italy has a distinctively more wild feel to it than the rest of the country. Morning coffee in a small bar, the hot hot days, afternoon naps under the olive trees and sparkling blue waters to cool you off.
In between the a strong greek influence in the white washed villages and classic Italian architecture in Lecce there is a slow paced feeling of adventure in a formerly abandoned land.