Puglia

Overview

Puglia forms Italy's sun-baked heel, a land of endless olive groves, whitewashed towns, and turquoise seas. The region produces 40% of Italy's olive oil and boasts some of its most distinctive architecture: the conical trulli of Alberobello and the baroque fantasies of Lecce. The cuisine celebrates simplicity—orecchiette with cime di rapa, burrata, taralli—while the coastline offers some of southern Italy's most beautiful beaches. Puglia has emerged as Italy's most exciting destination.