Bari & Central Puglia Travel Guide: Bari, Polignano, Monopoli & Beyond
Plan a trip through Bari and Central Puglia, including Bari, Polignano a Mare, Monopoli, Trani, beaches, rail travel, where to stay and a practical itinerary.
Adriatic Coast
Puglia Road Trip: Best Route, Stops & Driving Tips
Puglia is one of the best regions in Italy for a road trip because the car is genuinely useful once you leave the main railway corridor. It gives you access to masserie, trulli countryside, small beaches, hill towns and coastal roads that are awkward to combine by public transport. The mistake is assuming that having … Read more
Best Beaches in Gargano: Beaches, Coves & Coastal Gems
The best beaches in Gargano are not concentrated around a single resort or along one uniform stretch of coast. This mountainous promontory in northern Puglia has two remarkably different seaside personalities: long, sandy beaches around Vieste and the northern coast, and a far more dramatic southern coastline where white limestone cliffs plunge into the Adriatic … Read more
Monopoli Travel Guide: Old Town, Beaches & Things to Do
Monopoli is one of those places in Puglia that manages to combine several different experiences in a single destination. You can spend the morning wandering through a maze of whitewashed streets, have lunch beside a centuries-old fishing harbour and, a few minutes later, be swimming in clear Adriatic water beneath the walls of the old … Read more
Polignano a Mare: Things to Do, Beaches & Travel Tips
Few places capture the beauty of coastal Puglia quite like Polignano a Mare. White houses rise above dramatic limestone cliffs, narrow streets suddenly open onto panoramic terraces overlooking the Adriatic, and at the bottom of a rocky gorge lies Lama Monachile, one of the most photographed beaches in southern Italy. But Polignano a Mare is … Read more
Best Beaches Near Monopoli and Polignano a Mare
The stretch of Adriatic coast between Polignano a Mare and Monopoli is one of the easiest places in Puglia to combine swimming with sightseeing. In barely 15 kilometres, the coastline changes repeatedly: limestone cliffs around Polignano, tiny pebble coves, rocky swimming platforms, urban beaches beneath Monopoli’s old walls and, farther south, increasingly sandy bays around … Read more
Best Beaches Near Bari: Where to Swim Along the Adriatic Coast
Bari is not usually the first place travelers picture when they imagine a beach holiday in Puglia. The regional capital is better known for Bari Vecchia, the Basilica di San Nicola, focaccia barese and its long seafront. Yet one of Bari’s great advantages is that you can combine a genuine city break with surprisingly easy … Read more