Things to see in Puglia
60 places in Puglia you should see at least once in your life.
Alberobello and its trulli
The town of the trulli with their conical stone roofs
Food & wineAltamura and its bread
The cathedral of Frederick II and the PDO bread
ArchaeologyThe Man of Altamura and the Pulo
The Neanderthal in the cave and the great sinkhole
VillagesBari Vecchia
The lanes where the women make orecchiette outside their homes
FaithBasilica of San Nicola
The Romanesque masterpiece that holds the saint's relics
FaithBitonto and its cathedral
One of the masterpieces of Apulian Romanesque
NatureCastellana Caves
The White Cave, one of the most beautiful in the world
CastlesConversano
Castle, the monastery of San Benedetto and the landscape of karst lakes
CastlesThe castle of Gioia del Colle
Swabian castle and the most famous mozzarella of the Murgia
VillagesGravina in Puglia
The aqueduct bridge over the ravine and the rock churches
VillagesLocorotondo
The white circular village and its wine
NatureMolfetta and the Pulo
A great sinkhole with caves in the heart of the city
SeaMonopoli
The old harbour and coves among the rocks
SeaPolignano a Mare
The town on the cliffs and the beach of Lama Monachile
ArchaeologyThe Jatta Museum in Ruvo
Apulian and Attic vases in an intact nineteenth century collection
ArchaeologyThe Roman columns of Brindisi
The end of the Via Appia on the harbour
NatureTorre Guaceto reserve
Dunes, scrub and a protected sea
Food & wineCisternino and its bombette
The village of the 'fornelli pronti' and the meat rolls
ArchaeologyEgnazia
The Messapian and Roman city by the sea
NatureThe monumental olive trees of the plain
The thousand-year-old olive trees along the ancient Via Traiana
VillagesOstuni, the White City
The whitewashed centre that dominates the olive groves
Castles · UNESCOCastel del Monte
The octagonal castle of Frederick II
ArchaeologyCannae
The field where Hannibal defeated the Romans
ArtThe Colossus of Barletta
The emperor's bronze statue and the Cantina della Sfida
NatureThe salt pans of Margherita di Savoia
The largest salt pans in Europe and the flamingos
FaithTrani and its cathedral by the sea
The queen of Apulian cathedrals on the harbour
VillagesBovino
The village of the Daunian Mountains among the most beautiful in Italy
SeaThe Tremiti Islands
The archipelago with the castle of San Nicola
LakesThe lakes of Lesina and Varano
Coastal lagoons separated from the sea by a ridge of dunes
CastlesLucera and its fortress
The Swabian-Angevin fortress and the Roman amphitheatre
SeaBaia delle Zagare
White sea stacks and turquoise sea
NatureThe Umbra Forest
The great beech forest in the heart of the Gargano
Faith · UNESCOSanctuary of St Michael the Archangel
The cave of the Archangel's apparition
VillagesPeschici
The white village perched over the sea of the Gargano
FaithSan Giovanni Rotondo
The sanctuary of Padre Pio
FaithTroia Cathedral
The rose window embroidered in stone
SeaVieste
The Pizzomunno and the sea caves of the Gargano
SeaSanta Maria di Leuca
The 'finis terrae' where the two seas meet
NatureZinzulusa Cave
A sea cave with stalactites shaped like rags
FaithGalatina and Santa Caterina
A frescoed Gothic basilica and the tradition of tarantism
SeaGallipoli
The old town on an island and the sunset over the Ionian Sea
ArchaeologyThe Roman amphitheatre of Lecce
Roman tiers in Piazza Sant'Oronzo
ArtBaroque Lecce and Santa Croce
The most spectacular façade of Lecce baroque
CuriositiesMuseo Faggiano
A house that hides two thousand years of history under its floor
Food & wineOrecchiette and pasticciotto
A day of Salento flavours, from the rustico to iced coffee
SeaGrotta della Poesia
A natural pool in the Messapian site of Roca Vecchia
SeaTorre dell'Orso and the sea stacks
The 'Two Sisters' in front of a sandy beach
CuriositiesLa Notte della Taranta
The great pizzica festival in the former Augustinian convent
NatureNardò and Porto Selvaggio
The park with pine woods and coves with clear water
NatureThe bauxite quarry and Baia dei Turchi
A red and green pond and a beach among the pines
ArtOtranto and its mosaic
The mosaic floor with the tree of life
SeaPorto Cesareo and Punta Prosciutto
The Caribbean beaches of the Ionian Salento
VillagesSpecchia
One of the most beautiful villages of the Salento
CuriositiesGrottaglie and its ceramics quarter
The pottery workshops around the bishop's castle
Food & wineManduria and Primitivo
The red wine and the Fonte Pliniano
ArtMartina Franca
The baroque of the Itria Valley and its festival
SeaThe dunes of Campomarino
Dunes and sand on the Ionian coast
NatureThe ravines of Massafra
The 'Thebaid of Italy' with rock churches and villages
ArchaeologyThe Gold of Taranto at MArTA
The jewels of Magna Graecia in the national museum
CuriositiesOld Taranto and the swing bridge
The island between two seas and the Aragonese castle