Alberobello is famous for it’s trulli. Alberobello has over 1500 of these unusual whitewashed limestone dwellings , which stand out dramatically against the deep blue sky and create a beautiful, exotic village. The strange looking…
Previous visits to Bari have left us unimpressed, but then we did little more than take a bus from the station to the airport! Early in May we decided to investigate Bari in more detail.…
Our friend Jeffo, an American who lives and works in Brindisi, often complains that we don't appreciate Brindisi and all it has to offer. So we asked him to give us the benefit of his…
Situated on the Adriatic coast, lies the small market town of Casalabate. Just a few miles south of Brindisi and with Lecce, the Florence of the South, to the south-west, Casalabate is a typical small…
Fasano is a lovely whitewashed town where life is centred around the pretty main piazza. Selva di Fasano is a smaller, quieter place set amongst wooded hills where there are glorious countryside views. Fasano has…
An ancient town, originally a Greek colony dedicated to the Greek goddess of wisdom, Minerva, Galatina is in the south east of the peninsula, 20 kilometres to the south of Lecce. In July 1793, by…
Gallipoli, a great place to visit, with fabulous places for lunch. Not to be confused with Gallipoli in Turkey where the Battle of Gallipoli took place during the first Wold War, Gallipoli used to be…
The first time we visited Puglia we drove through the outskirts of Lecce, the traffic was heavy and there was no apparent regard for any highway code! Our impressions of Lecce on that occasion were…
More information and photgraphs of Lecce, Puglia (Apulia), often referred to as the Florence of the South, can be found here in Martha's Italy Travel Blog Martha lists her top Lecce Top Sights: Piazza del Duomo,…
As we are located in the southern part of Puglia, the peninsula is narrow and there are many interesting places within an easy drive from all the villas. Manduria, in the province of Taranto and…
The first week of December saw the sixth anniversary of our arrival in Puglia. Definitely a cause for celebration ..... On a bright, sunny and warm December day we set off for Mesagne. Why Mesagne?…
On a clear sunny day in November we set out with our friends, Paola and Jim, to explore Monopoli. Monopoli is about an hours drive (94km) from our villas, north of us and south of…
"At the center of the two seas that bathe the Puglia, a majestic ancient and hospitable city where art, legends and traditions are woven into a history spanning three thousand years" Early in May we…
This exquisite little city is situated close to a tranquil stretch of coastline. It is built across three hils and marks the beginning of the Salentine Peninsula. As you travel down the Bari to Brindisi…
There is something very special about Otranto ...... You will read this in many places. And there is something very special about Otranto for us. It's the place we first visited back in 1998, when…
The following article is from the Puglia and Basilicata (Lonely Planet Regional Guides). It describes exactly the small towns near us and particularly reminds me of our town, Torchiarolo. This guide book to Puglia & Basilicata…
One of our favourite places for a leisurely shopping trip, we can combine supermarket shopping with a stroll through the streets of San Pietro, stopping for a cappucino or a beer in one of the…
Although Squinzano is as close to our Puglia villas as Torchiarolo we had nver really explored it (except for visits to the Cantina). A guest entry in the Villa Rosa gueszt book mentioning Squinzano prompted…
Torchiarolo, in the Province of Brindisi, is located 22.7 kilometers south of Brindisi, and just 5 kilometers from Casa Mare and Villa Rosa, and the other villas. From Brindisi take the Super Strada in the…