Imagine Italy as a shapely leg whose foot is a high-heeled boot. Puglia (Apulia) is the region that makes up Italy's boot heel.
Puglia has some of the brightest waters, with more than 500 miles of coastline on two seas, the Adriatic and the Ionian, with all sorts of dazzled beaches. From white limestone cliffs spotted with the deep green of gnarled pine trees like Santa Maria di Leuca, to sandy expanses like Gallipoli, where the setting sun turns the transparent water pink.

As you explore the region, you will find a variety of art and architecture. You will encounter Greek and Roman ruins, paleo-christian ruins, public and ecclesiastical buildings of nearly every architectural style from Romanesque, to Gothic to Renaissance to “barocco Leccese”.
In Puglia, and nowhere else -specifically in the Valle d’Itria and the town of Alberobello- you will also find a very peculiar type of building - the trullo.
Dating back to the Middle Ages, this is a beehive-shaped, whitewashed, mortarless structure made of stone.

Apart from mountainous areas in the north and north west, Puglia is mostly a plain where farmers grow olives and grapes producing flavorful olive oils and wines. Here you can find the most authentic cuisine made with fresh and organic ingredients and by the kindest people in all of Italy.
Puglia has the classic Mediterranean temperature. It is exceptionally sun-soaked, dry, warm and even quite hot during Spring/Summer with more moderate temperatures in Fall/Winter.

Visit in Spring/Summer for clear blue skies and exciting beach-life.