Walking in history
Lord Byron wrote that in Italy cities are all capitals. We add that even the small centers in our country have so much to tell and they can always be considered exciting excerpts. No...
Galatina, the beauty in its DNA
No hidden treasures in Galatina. In fact, they are just waiting to be discovered. And they actually deserve to be, as Galatina is a beautiful town with a well-defined personality and a captivating charm....
Clear fresh and soft waters
There is a Puglia that really few people know. Where the landscape is dominated by the brackish water that shines through the thick reeds and by the flight of marsh birds. It's Apulia of...
Acquario del Salento: wonders of our home
Acquario del Salento in the seaside hamlet of Santa Maria al Bagno of Nardò, despite its modest size, causes awe and wonder even in those like us who have visited other more famous and...
Oriental fortresses
Archaeological sites, cathedrals, palaces, villas, farmhouses, fortresses represent the most typical images of Puglia. Do not miss visiting castles, to be won over by their charm and darkness of a thousand legends that lurk...
Cisternino to live
The countryside around Cisternino is very fragrant: holm oaks, carob trees, strawberry trees, lentiscus trees, olive trees and rows of vines are the backdrop to dense hairpin bends where you often have to climb...
Valle d’Itria: a fairytale landscape
There is something magical in the cones of stone miraculously based on the walls that seem sugar. So magical that you can imagine that the white villages and the districts from the houses with...
Visiting lagoons – 1
Lesina and Varano are among the largest lakes in Italy and is not taken for granted when it comes to a region such as Puglia poor water. Lying west of the lake, Lesina is...
The “resurrected” Basilica in Siponto
When for the first time I've seen in pictures the reconstruction of the early Christian Basilica of Siponto, artist Edoardo Tresoldi work's, I am not particularly impressed. It felt more like an optical effect...
Santa Maria al Bagno: a dip into history
A significant leap in time takes us on the Ionian coast, to Santa Maria al Bagno, one of the marinas of Nardò, characterized by a beautiful stretch of fine and white sand resembling a...