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Less visited and more rural than other parts of Italy, Puglia (the heel of Italy's boot) is a place where low hills are clad with olive groves (Puglia is Italy’s single biggest oil producer), and long, sandy beaches are lapped by clear water. Our Italy specialists can help you plan your trip to Puglia using their first-hand knowledge of the region. Whether you want to explore Alberobello's concentration of trulli — the conical stone houses known nearly only to Puglia — Lecce's own brand of Baroque architecture or the whitewashed hill town of Ostuni, they're there to guide you along the way.
The quality of hotels in Puglia is high, with many properties set in masseria (old farmhouses) surrounded by olive trees, each one of which is registered and protected. Vegetables overflow the stalls in local markets, and high-quality food and drink are simply a given part of everyday life. Puglia is also a place to enjoy leisurely walks or long cycle rides across the comfortably flat terrain. And, just across the border in the region of Basilicata is Matera with its unusual cave dwellings. Our specialists have explored the main sights and the lesser-known ones, and they’ll carefully plan your trip individually to match your preferences.
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Places to visit in Puglia
Featuring heavily on our experiences of visiting Puglia, these selected places are destinations that also prove consistently popular with our travelers. Our specialists can help you choose how to include them in your wider trip, based on your preferences.
Suggested itinerary featuring Puglia
This sample itinerary will give you an idea of what is possible when you travel in Puglia, and showcases routes we know work particularly well. Treat this as inspiration, because your trip will be created uniquely by one of our specialists.
Places in and around Puglia
- Alberobello Puglia
- Fasano Puglia
- Lecce Puglia
- Ostuni Puglia
- Otranto Puglia
- Matera 45 kilometers away
- The Amalfi Coast 212 kilometers away
- Pompeii 220 kilometers away
- Sorrento 231 kilometers away
- Herculaneum 233 kilometers away
- Naples 241 kilometers away
- Capri 245 kilometers away
- Ischia 266 kilometers away
- Taormina 363 kilometers away
- Mount Etna 385 kilometers away
- Rome 405 kilometers away
- Sicily 416 kilometers away
- Palermo 438 kilometers away
- Syracuse 443 kilometers away
- Assisi 450 kilometers away
- Villa Romana del Casale 451 kilometers away
- Umbria 451 kilometers away
- Orvieto 467 kilometers away
- Perugia 468 kilometers away
- Ragusa, Modica & Noto 478 kilometers away
Photos of Puglia
Our expert guides to exploring Puglia
Written by our specialists from their own experiences of visiting Puglia, these guides will help you make the most of your time there. We share both our practical recommendations and the best ways to appreciate Puglia at its best.
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Introducing Puglia Introducing Puglia
Introducing Puglia
Roman ruins, a Baroque city, sunbaked beaches and olive groves — Puglia is where Italians go to relax, away from the cruise-ship crowds. Specialist Cara talks about the region’s highlights and why it’s worth getting to know this quieter corner of Italy.
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Accommodation choices for Puglia
We've selected a range of accommodation options for when you visit Puglia. Our choices usually come recommended for their character, facilities and service or location. Our specialists always aim to suggest properties that match your preferences.
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Masseria Cervarolo
Ostuni -
Tenuta Centoporte Resort Hotel
Otranto -
Masseria Montelauro
Otranto -
Risorgimento Resort
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Responsible ChoiceWe've hand-selected a range of tours and stays across the world that go above and beyond to be a force for good by supporting local businesses, educating staff, challenging local norms, or promoting conservation and biodiversity efforts. Your Responsible Choice helps increase the positive impact of your trip.
La Fiermontina
Lecce -
Patria Palace Hotel
Lecce -
Masseria San Domenico
Fasano -
Responsible ChoiceWe've hand-selected a range of tours and stays across the world that go above and beyond to be a force for good by supporting local businesses, educating staff, challenging local norms, or promoting conservation and biodiversity efforts. Your Responsible Choice helps increase the positive impact of your trip.
Masseria Salamina
Fasano -
Masseria Torre Maizza
Fasano -
Borgo Egnazia
Fasano -
Responsible ChoiceWe've hand-selected a range of tours and stays across the world that go above and beyond to be a force for good by supporting local businesses, educating staff, challenging local norms, or promoting conservation and biodiversity efforts. Your Responsible Choice helps increase the positive impact of your trip.
Masseria Montenapoleone
Fasano -
Masseria Torre Coccaro
Fasano -
Furnirussi Tenuta
Puglia
Ideas for experiencing Puglia
Our specialists seek out authentic ways to get to know the places that could feature in your trip. These activities reflect some of the experiences they've most enjoyed while visiting Puglia, and which use the best local guides.
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Puglian villages tour (Alberobello, Cisternino and Martina Franca) Puglian villages tour (Alberobello, Cisternino and Martina Franca)
Puglian villages tour (Alberobello, Cisternino and Martina Franca)
You can visit Puglia's most characterful villages on a full-day private guided tour of their historic streets, shady squares and medieval churches. See Alberobello's conical trulli, the whitewashed hilltop town of Cisternino, and the Baroque and Rococo buildings of Martina Franca.
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