Beginning of October 2011 we went on a two week roundtrip in Puglia, the region which forms “the heel of Italy’s boot”.
The focus during our trip was on bucolic landscapes, golf courses, typical italian food and stellar accomodation. Thanks to all those who gave us some good recommendations on what to see and where to go.
Two week roundtrip in Puglia, Italy
Puglia is not (yet) one of Italy’s traditional tourist destinations, but it is becoming more and more popular as travellers discover the beautiful landscape with its olive groves and vineyards, the picturesque baroque towns, the unique trulli and of course the wine and delicious cuisine.
We visited very characteristique places such as Ostuni, Lecce, Otranto, Gallipoli, Martina Franca and of course we could not miss Alberobello, the hometown of the trulli.
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Hotels in Puglia
During our trip we stayed at the following hotels:
Many thanks to Arnaldo and Federica from Italy for their advice!
- Masseria Cimino, Savelletri
- La Sommità, Ostuni
- Acaya Golf Resort, Vernole
- Masseria Le Fabriche, Maruggio
- Relais Histo San Pietro sul Mar, Taranto
- Masseria Fumarola, Martina Franca
Puglia Golf Courses
Of course we couldn’t have a vacation without playing a round of golf. We played at the San Domenico Golf course near Savelletri and Fasano.
Another round was on Acaya Golf Resort near Lecce.
Travel Route for a Two Week Roundtrip in Puglia
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Gallipoli, Ristorante “Al Pescatore“: Frischer Fisch und dazu Grecco di Tuffo. Dieses Fischrestaurant hat die Absolution durch Rolf Bühler, mich und meinen Sohnemann (bei ihm für die Spaghetti Cozze). En Guete!
Oké, danke für den Tipp!
Zuerst dachte ich, dass ich den Kinderteller wohl auslassen werde, aber die Spaghetti Cozze sollen dort unten tatsächlich speziell gut sein.
Wahrscheinlich halte ich mich trotz allem an Rolf und Dich. Rolf’s Coniglio-Empfehlung in Genoa war schliesslich auch ein Volltreffer…
Parlando di Puglia mi viene in mente un ristorante “speciale”, dove il cibo supera l’immaginazione, la fantasia regna sovrana e la bontà indescrivibile. Un posto dove durante l’estate si chiede ai grilli di non disturbare i propri clienti. Si chiama AL FORNELLO DA RICCI, contrada Montevicoli, Ceglie Messapica (Br). Tel +390831377104 http://www.ricciristor.com/
Salutoni e Buon appetito. Pierangelo
Thanks, Pierangelo!
Your description is very enticing and I like the ‘non ci piove’ tag (it won’t rain there…)
Cheers,
Walter
A friend of mine recommended “Ristorante Lo Scalo” in Marina di Novaglie.
Apparently they serve excellent food and the place is veeeerryy romantic! :-)
The INFO of this web site may help you to discover more places to visit in Puglia and Matera ( restaurants,hotel and more…)
http://www.vitolella.com
Thanks Vito
You have a funny and romantic video running ;-)
Our friend loves it here, a much quieter alternative to the holiday favourites!
Puglia is still a bit of a touristic secret ;-)
We just left Italy, absolutely loved it! Never got to visit Puglia though, maybe next time!
You can’t possibly visit Italy in one single tour and then Puglia is not a well known destination. Which makes it the more special, of course… It’s awesome and we may return shortly to report on more masserias, their lovely country houses now turned into luxury boutique hotels…