Apulia — uncrowded destinations — page 6

Tremiti Islands: San Nicola, the Medieval Abbey and the Adriatic You Never Expected

A guide to the Tremiti, Puglia's archipelago: San Nicola's medieval abbey, Capraia's seabeds, Cala delle Arene and ferries from the Gargano.

Jul 5, 2026

Valle d'Itria and Murge, Puglia

Guides and itineraries

Cycling Puglia's Trulli Route: 120km of Backroads

A 120km cycling itinerary through Valle d'Itria and the Murge, past trulli, abandoned masserie and ancient olive groves, with almost no traffic.

Jul 5, 2026

Ceglie Messapica, Puglia, Italy

Italian villages

Ceglie Messapica: Puglia's Hidden Culinary Capital Among Trulli and White Lanes

Ceglie Messapica in the Valle d'Itria hides scattered trulli, a Norman castle, and some of the most extraordinary traditional cooking in all of Puglia.

Jul 5, 2026

Troia, Puglia, Italy

Castles, palaces and monuments

Troia: Puglia's Finest Rose Window and a 1119 Bronze Door

Troia, on the Tavoliere plain, holds Puglia's finest Romanesque rose window and a bronze door cast in 1119, a masterpiece almost nobody visits.

Jul 5, 2026

Lucera, Puglia, Italy

Archaeological sites

Lucera: Europe's Largest Swabian Fortress and a Forgotten Roman Amphitheatre

Lucera hides the vastest Swabian-Angevin fortress in Europe and an intact Roman amphitheatre. A journey into the unknown heart of Daunia.

Jul 5, 2026

Orsara di Puglia, Puglia, Italy

Italian villages

Orsara di Puglia: The Daunia Borgo Where the Sacred Meets the Underground

Orsara di Puglia, in the Monti Dauni, surprises with the grotto of San Michele, the Night of Fires and an extraordinary culinary tradition.

Jul 5, 2026

Pietramontecorvino, Puglia, Italy

Italian villages

Pietramontecorvino: The Medieval Borgo Suspended in the Monti Dauni

Pietramontecorvino, a medieval borgo in the Monti Dauni: a Norman tower, stone houses clinging to a spur and intact views over the Capitanata.

Jul 5, 2026

Gravina in Puglia, Puglia, Italy

Castles, palaces and monuments

Gravina in Puglia: Aqueduct Bridge & Cave Churches

Gravina in Puglia rivals Matera: an aqueduct bridge over the gorge, Byzantine cave churches with frescoes, and a historic centre carved into rock.

Jul 5, 2026

Altamura, Puglia, Italy

Italian villages

Altamura: Where Bread Has the Dignity of a Monument and the Cathedral Bears the Seal of Frederick II

Altamura, city of DOP bread and a Frederician cathedral: a journey into the heart of the Murgia through flavours, history and prehistoric discoveries.

Jul 5, 2026