Puglia

At a glance

What the app holds for this region, counted from its own data.

• 19 towns
• 91 places to see
• 73 free to enter
• 7 festivals
• 6 places to see in UNESCO World Heritage sites
• 7 small towns with a ready-made walk

Top highlights in Puglia

In the app each one opens as a reel of photos, with directions and a way to its town.

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  Rione Monti

  Alberobello

  A hillside of trulli, the conical stone houses of the Itria Valley.

  Photo: Alberobello, Italy 02 — Bernard Gagnon, CC0 1.0

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  Lama Monachile

  Polignano a Mare

  Pebble cove between cliffs in the middle of town, crossed by an old bridge.

  Photo: Lama Monachile 2022 — Photo2023, CC BY 4.0

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  Basilica di Santa Croce

  Lecce

  Lecce's baroque masterpiece, its facade carved in the soft local stone.

  Photo: Basilica-di-Santa-Croce Lecce — acediscovery, CC BY 4.0

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  Grotte di Castellana

  Castellana Grotte

  Show caves that lead deep underground to the white Grotta Bianca.

  Photo: Grotte Castellana (5) — ReMagio at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain

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  Basilica di San Nicola

  Bari

  Romanesque basilica in old Bari that holds the relics of Saint Nicholas.

  Photo: Basilica di San Nicola 01 — Bernard Gagnon, CC0 1.0

• Pizzomunno

  Vieste

  A white limestone monolith standing on the beach below the old town.

Small towns to discover

Small towns worth the detour, each on a published list and each with a short walk. In the app each has a ready-made walk, one stop at a time, past the town's checked places.

• Otranto
• Locorotondo
• Monte Sant'Angelo
• Cisternino
• Bovino
• Oria
• Sammichele di Bari

19 towns in the app

• Bari
• Lecce
• Alberobello
• Polignano a Mare
• Monopoli
• Vieste
• Ostuni
• Otranto
• Gallipoli
• Trani
• Martina Franca
• Castellana Grotte
• Locorotondo
• Andria
• Monte Sant'Angelo
• Cisternino
• Bovino
• Oria
• Sammichele di Bari