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Puglian Promenade
For the majority of visitors to Italy, a trip 'south' means Naples and the Amalfi Coast: what
a shame! Puglia, which forms the heel of Lo Stivale (The Boot), is one of the country's
most underrated regions. Fly in to
Bari
, where you can find the relics of Father Christmas
in the Romanesque cathedral. Strike out south, via
Polignano a Mare
, to the famous
Grotte di Castellana
. From here a two- to three-day drive south will take you through
some of the finest Valle d'Itria towns, including
Alberobello
, with its hobbit-like, conical
trulli
houses, wine-producing
Locorotondo
, beautiful baroque
Martina Franca
and chic,
whitewashed
Ostuni
. In Martina Franca you get just a small taste of what is awaiting you
in
Lecce
, otherwise known as the 'Florence of the south' for its operatic architectural en-
sembles and scholarly bent. Hire a bike and spend at least three or four days there before
