Last updated: 19 August 2026. Opening hours in Puglia make more sense when you stop expecting one universal timetable. Large supermarkets, museums in major tourist towns, family-run shops, bakeries, beach clubs and restaurants all follow different rhythms — and summer can be very different from winter. Public holidays add another layer. A national holiday does … Read more
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Puglia is a destination where most visitors spend their time thinking about beaches, food and old towns rather than personal security. Still, good travel planning means understanding the risks that actually affect a holiday: theft from bags or parked cars, road safety, summer heat, wildfires, rough sea conditions and the … Read more
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Staying connected in Puglia is easy in towns and along most normal travel routes, but the best option depends on where your phone contract comes from. Travellers from the EU and EEA often need no new SIM at all; visitors from the UK, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Australia and … Read more
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Money in Puglia is straightforward once you know one rule: travel with a card you trust, but do not make yourself completely cashless. Italy uses the euro, card and contactless payments are now normal in cities and tourist areas, and electronic payment infrastructure is widespread. Yet a small amount of … Read more
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Driving in Puglia is one of the best ways to reach beaches, masserie, Valle d’Itria villages and rural areas that are awkward by public transport. It is also where first-time visitors make some of their most expensive mistakes: entering a ZTL because the navigation app says “continue”, misunderstanding parking colours, … Read more
Understanding Puglia’s geography makes planning a trip dramatically easier. On a map the region looks narrow, but it is long enough that a holiday can become inefficient if you treat Bari, Gargano and southern Salento as neighbouring stops. Puglia — Apulia in English — forms the heel of the Italian peninsula. It runs along the … Read more
Puglia has no separate border rules from the rest of Italy. The documents you need are the documents required to enter Italy and the Schengen Area, and they depend primarily on your nationality, passport, residence status, length of stay and purpose of travel. For a short holiday, the rules are straightforward for many travellers, but … Read more