Apulia, a land for conquest. Castles are veritable architectural masterpieces: among these, Castel del Monte, is a UNESCO world heritage, with its Saracen watch towers on Southern coasts.
Apulia, a land of art. Both cities and smaller towns host
nobiliary mansions built in Romanesque and Baroque styles.
Apulia, a land of faith. Basilicas, cathedrals and sanctuaries, different artistic expressions united by the same faith
History & Culture
Apulia, a cradle for ancient civilizations. Prehistoric graffitos in Porto Badisco caves, important traces of the Messapi civilization, the 7 towns of Greek Salento: all of them represent the last existing signs of Graecia Magna.
Apulia, a land of dominations. Nobiliary mansions, towns and squares designed by emperors who left their mark in history.
Apulia, a pagan and religious land. Taranta, the traditional dance of Salento, and religious processions tell the story of a civilization and of its relationship with its own territory.
Spiritual places
Apulia, a land for faiths and religions. Cathedrals, Basilicas and sanctuaries testify an artistic evolution influenced by different dominations and lordships. They often keep relics and mortal remains which make them important destinations for pilgrimage. Faith brings pilgrims to Monte S.Michele, S. Giovanni Rotondo and to the Byzantine Basilica of Bari where the mortal remains of city patron St. Nicholas can be found.
Natuaral landscapes
Apulia, a protected environment. With its National Parks of Gargano and Murge, Tremiti Island and Torre Guaceto marine reserves and several more protected areas, Apulia has a diverse natural landscape that is also perfectly protected.
Apulia, a land of stones. Human kind world heritage Trulloes, to be found either in Alberobello or scattered over Itria valley countryside, bring drystone tradition to our era.
Apulia, underground landscape. Beautiful as dreadful caverns such as Castellana caves often give birth to popular legends: one of them tells thant Cupid was born in Castelvenere Cave.
Food & Wine
Apulia, a land of flavors and fragrances. With their mastery, bakers, dairymen, and farmers turn land fruits into products that owe their rich flavors and fragrances to their simpleness. One cannot leave Apulia without tasting
Altamura bread, widely renowned thanks to its unmistakable taste and yellow color derived from wheat flour.
Aleatico, Primitivo di Manduria and Negroamaro wines represent the glory of a qualified, world-famous winemaking tradition.
5 PDO oils coming from magnificent, centuries-old Apulian olive trees and bringing out the flavors of typical regional dishes.
The Sea
Apulia, unforgettable landscapes and seabeds. Placed inside the Sea Park,
Tremiti Islands represent a close-knit microcosm, though a diverse one, enclosed between three small islands where cars are not allowed and both sea and land views make one literally sink into nature.
Sea cities unveil their hidden charm with alleys and mansions. Here, nightlife, cultural events, art and food act as background for one of the most beautiful and clean sea stretches in Italy. Tourist harbors, landing places and mooring points allow to spend your holidays on board.
