WHAT PUGLIA PASSION OFFERS
Puglia Passion aims to help you unlock the secrets of this often overlooked region of Italy.
Our regularly updated website provides probably the most extensive English language information resource for anyone interested in Puglia, especially visitors
The website provides:
- practical in-depth information about travel options to reach and move around Puglia, with particular emphasis on public transport
- full descriptions of the ancient towns and cities that are a vital feature of the region, largely based on personal experience
- details about specific features of interest to visitors - including caves, beaches, museums, archaeological sites, art galleries, churches, castles, wildlife reserves, cultural events, history
- sections on the food, wines, cuisine and products of Puglia
- a collection of articles/"blogs" providing comments on various specific aspects of Puglia - contemporary issues, historical events, its landscape, its people, its customs, its culture etc.
With a very few specialist exceptions, all the many photographs on the website were taken by members of the Roberts family.
We aim to regularly update the Puglia Passion website with new and current information. If you would like to contribute feedback, comments, suggestions or recommendations please don't hesitate to get in touch.
PUGLIA - THE "HEEL" OF ITALY
Puglia (or Apulia) is the 'heel' of the boot of Italy. Stretching over 400km from Lecce and the Salento in the south, all the way to Foggia and the Gargano in the north. At the tip of the heel, Santa Maria di Leuca (see photograph), a headland overlooks the place where the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea join - a location of atmosphere and beauty.
Over the centuries Puglia has been ruled by Mycenaean Greeks, Romans, Normans, Hohenstaufen, Turks, Venetians, French and finally becoming part of the Kingdom of Italy - Puglia is a melting pot of cultures and peoples.
The home of the conical shaped 'trulli', Puglia also boasts impressive baroque styled cities, dramatic Norman architecture, African and Greek inspired historical centres, and a vast array of beaches along the endless Adriatic and Ionian coastlines.
Puglia is Italy's market garden, producing much of the fresh produce distributed around the country and further afield from vast expanses of olive trees and vineyards. Combined with the frutti di mare taken from the many fishing villages, this has resulted in food being one of, if not the, most important aspect of any Pugliesi's life!
NEARER THAN YOU THINK. HOW TO REACH PUGLIA BY AIR, ROAD, RAIL AND BUS.
For a comprehensive guide to all travel options, CLICK HERE. We give especially detailed information on how to get to Puglia by train - make the trip an experience.
WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO SEE, WHAT TO DO
For our massive guide to every part of Puglia - towns, cities, cultural and historic sites, beaches, caverns, nature reserves, theme parks etc. - CLICK HERE. Plan your trip, then make the trip.
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