7 Days in Puglia: The Perfect One-Week Itinerary

Aerial view of Polignano a Mare, Puglia

Seven days is the sweet spot for a first trip to Puglia. A week gives you enough time to see the region’s major contrasts—Bari’s old town, the limestone Adriatic coast, trulli and white villages, Lecce’s baroque centre and two different sides of Salento—without turning every day into a transfer day. The best one-week itinerary does … Read more

Best Beaches in Salento: Adriatic & Ionian Coast Guide

Tricase coast and beach, Puglia

Salento is one of the few places in Italy where choosing a beach is not simply a matter of deciding which stretch of sand looks prettiest. The peninsula is bordered by two very different coastlines: the Adriatic to the east and the Ionian to the west, with Santa Maria di Leuca marking the transition at … Read more

Best Beaches in Puglia: Where to Find the Most Beautiful Sea

Mattinata coast and olive groves Gargano, Puglia

Puglia does not have one single type of coastline. That is the first thing worth understanding before choosing where to spend your beach days. Along roughly 800 kilometres of coast, the region moves from the pale limestone cliffs and pebble coves of the Gargano to the small rocky inlets around Polignano a Mare and Monopoli, … Read more

10 Days in Puglia: The Ultimate Itinerary from Gargano to Salento

Aerial view of Polignano a Mare, Puglia

Ten days is enough to experience Puglia as a region rather than as a collection of famous postcards. You can begin with Gargano’s forested promontory and dramatic Adriatic coast, move through Bari and the limestone towns of central Puglia, then finish in Lecce and Salento where the landscape and architecture change again. The route is … Read more