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
Three days in Puglia is enough to understand why the region feels different from the classic Rome–Florence–Venice route, but it is not enough to see everything. The best first trip is therefore not a race from Gargano to Santa Maria di Leuca. It should combine one lively city, the limestone coast, the trulli landscape of … Leggi tutto
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 … Leggi tutto
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 … Leggi tutto
Seeing Polignano a Mare from the clifftop is impressive. Seeing it from the Adriatic explains why the town looks the way it does. From the water, the whitewashed buildings appear to balance directly above the limestone cliffs, narrow openings in the rock turn into surprisingly large caves, and familiar places such as Lama Monachile and … Leggi tutto
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 … Leggi tutto