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.
Central Puglia
Locorotondo, Puglia: What to See & Travel Tips
There are places in Puglia that impress you with famous monuments, and others that win you over simply by making you want to slow down. Locorotondo belongs firmly to the second group. Perched above the Valle d’Itria, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and scattered trulli, Locorotondo is a compact maze of whitewashed houses, flower-filled balconies, … 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
Bari Travel Guide: Best Things to Do, See & Eat
Bari is often treated as little more than the place where you land before setting off to explore Puglia. That is a mistake. The capital of Puglia is one of southern Italy’s most interesting cities: a lively Adriatic port where medieval churches, narrow old-town streets, elegant nineteenth-century avenues, beaches and some of the region’s best … Read more
Trulli of Alberobello: History, Best Viewpoints & Visiting Tips
Few buildings are as immediately associated with Puglia as the trulli of Alberobello. Their whitewashed walls and conical limestone roofs have become one of southern Italy’s most recognisable images, but seeing them in person is considerably more interesting than simply photographing a picturesque street. Alberobello contains entire neighbourhoods built around this unusual architectural tradition. Some … Read more