Puglia Overview

The often-overlooked Puglia (POOL-ya) region gives Italy its sun-baked southern kick—after all, what’s a boot without a heel? Its ports are as animated and international today as they were hundreds of years ago when the Greeks and Romans used them as trade routes to the East, though now they tend to ferry tourists to Greece instead. Besides serving as a useful launching spot, the region harbors cultural treasures all its own: remote medieval villages, cone-roofed trulli houses, and ports with a distinct Middle Eastern flavor. Tourism has only recently begun to materialize in rustic, sunny Puglia, which remains a refreshing pause from Italy’s more frequented destinations. Travelers to Puglia will welcome its passionate cultural heritage and distinctly southern zest for life.

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