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One travel influencer has been slammed by some social media users after her latest recommendation. Chloe Rushworth, known as @thewhitepinesproject on Instagram, shares DIY, interiors, styling, lifestyle and travel tips with her 259,000 followers on the site. However, some people weren’t so keen on her latest post, where she recommended travelling to Italian spots Puglia and Matera for a holiday. The video sees Chloe start by telling fans: “You need to go to this part of Italy before it gets popular,” before introducing her “four-day guide to Puglia and Matera”. She’s then heard saying: “You need to book a trip to this unspoilt and beautiful part of southern Italy before it gets too popular. I was literally saying wow at every turn. “To save you the hassle, I’ve put together a 4-day guide to Puglia and Matera.” Chloe continued: “We flew from Manchester to Brindisi. You can also fly into Bari. We hired a car from the airport and then we drove an hour and a half to Matera which you can not miss if you are going. “Honestly Matera is the most incredible ancient city. You can not miss it. It’s the perfect alternative to other romantic breaks like Rome. “I highly recommend that you stay in one of the boutique cave hotels. We stayed in the L hotel in Pietra in the hot tub and terrace suite. It was absolutely outstanding and the view from the terrace was just insane. “We stayed for two nights and one full day in Matera, which I think is the perfect amount of time. The thing I love most about it is we didn’t have a massive plan, we just embraced exploring the beautiful streets of Matera.” Chloe then added: “I highly recommend going to one of the cave museums to understand the history of Matera, because it is just fascinating. For lunch we headed to Zipa Cafe, which is like a really cool ruin bar. The food was fantastic. “For dinner, we did the seven-course wine pairing menu at Reggia Corte, which I highly recommend. My phone ran out of battery, so I can’t show you any pictures of that. “On our second day, we headed back towards the coast of Puglia, we stopped in Alberobello, saw white trulli houses turned into restaurants and boutiques. After that, Chloe said she and her partner headed 35 minutes to Ostuni, where they based themselves for the last two nights. She says their next hotel. called Massiera Salinola, ‘blew them away’. She described it as a family-run farmhouse converted into a beautiful boutique hotel which is five minutes outside Ostuni. On their third and final day, Chloe visited the Adriatic coast and then spent the evening in the white city of Ostuni to spend the evening. She concluded by saying: “Honestly I can’t recommend this trip enough. You might want to save this post and get on the first flight to Italy.” In the caption, Chloe also told fans that the trip cost £1,800 for the two of them, adding: “But we did go over Easter weekend so flights were expensive. It can be done for cheaper.” Some people were loving the post, as one person wrote: “We go in September! Bari, monopoli, polignano, alberobello, Lecce, ostuni, locorotondo, Martina franca, and finishing in matera. Cannot wait, I must think about the trip 10 times a day at the moment!” While another added: “Lovely post, thanks for sharing.” A third chimed in: “So pleased you are highlighting the beautiful region of Puglia! My dads family are from there and we still have our family home near the city of Leece.” While a fourth added: “I’d love to go back – we went about 18 years ago. I’d love a stay in a trulli house.” However, others criticised Chloe, saying her post will now make it more likely the area busier, while others claimed it was already “packed”. One person wrote: “It’s been popular for years before you arrived.” While another added: “Your itinerary is spot on, but Puglia is already incredibly popular. Even in off season Alberobello is packed.” A third chimed in: “I guess posting about it on social media won’t make it busier??” You may recognise some of the locations in Chloe’s video from a certain James Bond film as Daniel Craig’s ‘No Time To Die’ was filmed in certain parts of Puglia and Matera.

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