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 … Leggi tutto
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 … Leggi tutto
Five days in Puglia is the point at which the region stops feeling like a quick sampler and starts becoming a real trip. You still need to choose carefully, but there is enough time to combine Bari, the Adriatic coast, the Valle d’Itria and Salento without packing and unpacking every night. For a first visit, … Leggi tutto
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 … Leggi tutto
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, … Leggi tutto
Otranto is one of those places in Puglia where you do not really have to choose between a cultural trip and a beach holiday. Here, a medieval old town rises almost directly above the Adriatic, a castle guards the waterfront, one of southern Italy’s most remarkable cathedral mosaics lies just a few streets away, and … Leggi tutto