An ancient town with an interesting history. After a grim approach (not a very attractive modern city), you’ll find a lively interior core with historic buildings, a castle, a Roman amphitheater. We were here on a Friday night and loved
Somewhat to my surprise, this town is a whole lot of fun. Very touristy, but in a celebratory way. Kind of like Cabo San Lucas. Very loud, one big party at night. The beach is stunning and makes for great
Big discovery: all the pretty beaches are in cities. The entire coastline down to Trani is ugly. We had a pleasant lunch at a beach club (Caribe Beach) along the way. Not worth taking this drive, stick to the faster
We drove through Parco Nazionale del Gargano to Peschici. This isn’t a great road - the miles and miles of olive trees are pretty, but I wouldn’t make the drive a major priority. Leaving the tip of the Gargano peninsula,
Alberobello The trulli, limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring
When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the layout and the perfectly regular shape. A unique