Puglia Itinerary 7 Days – What to see in Puglia, Italy (Podcast)

August 17, 2023

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Hear a few 7-day itinerary in Puglia in southern Italy because the Newbie Traveler talks to Kate Storm from OurEscapeClause.com about her journeys to this up-and-coming vacation spot.

Why ought to somebody go to Puglia?

Kate says, “I’m a journey blogger and I like Italy. Love Italy. Been to loads of Italy. It’s been a few 12 months there should you add all of it up. And Pulia is that this area on the heel of the boot. It’s identified for its seashores and we really had a visit booked there in 2020 and we have been gonna do that entire large factor. Everyone knows how that story ends, however we lastly made it in 2022 and did an enormous journey, which was nice.”

“Basically Pulia is greatest identified for a couple of issues. Its seashores, Its lovable whitewash cities, and the truth that it’s one in every of Italy’s extra reasonably priced seaside locations, which is after all a draw.”

Kate recommends flying into the capital of Bari after which basing your self additional south within the city of Monopoli. Use this as a base to discover the coast. Head again north to the picturesque city of Polignano a Mare (pictured above) with its cliffs and blue-green water. Spend a day at a seaside membership on the coast (a lido). Attempt the native carbs together with the focaccia and the orecchiette (little ears) pasta.

Then spend an evening within the city of Alberobello within the heat inside. Kate steered you guide a keep in one of many Trulli homes that the area is understood for. These white stone buildings with conical roofs are the rationale that Alberobello is a UNESCO World Heritage website. Watch the sundown from the roof. Alberobello can get fairly heat and fairly crowded within the vacationer season which is why Kate suggests spending the night time there. Discover the city earlier than the tour buses present up round 10 am.

On the way in which to Alberobello, you possibly can discover a few of the different whitewashed mountain cities like Locorotondo, Martina Franca, or Ostuni.

Simply over the border from Puglia within the province to Matera is the close by city of Sassi di Matera. Individuals lived within the caves on this area beginning round 7,000 B.C. and plenty of continued to dwell in caves till uprooted by Benito Mussolini. That is one other UNESCO website. If it seems acquainted then it’s in all probability as a result of a lot of well-known films have been filmed right here comparable to The Ardour of the Christ, Marvel Girl, and James Bond 007 “No Time to Die”.

It’s time to head again to the shore and the seaside and Kate recommends staying in Otranto close to the place the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea meet. It has stunning seashores and a citadel on the town. Cease within the Cathedral of Otranto and search for the well-known ossuary chapel. The gorgeous Bay of Turkey commemorates when the Ottomans captured the city within the late 1400s and held it for greater than a 12 months. A very picturesque swimming spot is the Poetry Cave which seems extra like a cenote.

Take a facet journey throughout the peninsula to the attractive metropolis of Gallipoli (the identify actually means stunning metropolis).

In case you have extra time Kate recommends heading north of Bari which has even fewer vacationers. Go to the Gargano Nationwide Park or take a ship out to the Tremiti Islands.

If you happen to love historical past or simply love stunning coastlines, Puglia needs to be in your subsequent itinerary.