Apulia

A land of art, history and nature, Puglia is the region of sun and hospitality.

Millennia of history and unique landscapes, 800 km of coasts between the Ionian and the Adriatic, jagged cliffs and beaches with a transparent sea. A sunny countryside dotted with olive trees, vineyards and farms, the elegance of the Baroque of Lecce and the traditional Trulli of Alberobello. In addition, a number of great monuments that witness centuries of different dominations and influences: from the Greeks to the Byzantines, from the Normans to the Angevins.

The ancient popular and religious traditions have always resisted, and the devotion to the patron saints becomes a choreographic show of processions, lights, music, dance and street parties that animate the long Apulian summer.

The most authentic Puglia is all about food and wine: from the famous extra virgin olive oil to great wines dominating the international wine scene, from taralli to orecchiette, from fresh fish to the local seafood that unexpectedly meets the products of local countryside in the traditional dishes, the Pugliese cuisine is an explosion of intense flavors and surprising contrasts.

With a very pleasant climate, Puglia offers a calendar of events and celebrations that covers the whole year, and, thanks to regular connections with main Italian and European cities, it's always easily reachable by those who wish to choose this long peninsula suspended between two seas for a few days of vacation.

If every part of Puglia offers unique scenarios and experiences, the famous Salento is perhaps the most attractive area for tourists: the golden splendor of Baroque Lecce, the rugged Adriatic coast with cliffs and caves alternating with beaches, the dazzling beauty of Otranto - the 'White Town' -, Santa Maria di Leuca town stretching towards the sea, and the Ionian coast with its long stretches of sand and the lively Gallipoli make this region of Puglia the preferred destination by famous international artists and by thousands of tourists from all over the world.