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tondo is surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. It's a tranquil place and you can take
cooking courses (per day €80) with Mino, a lecturer in gastronomy.
Sotto le Cummerse
( 080 431 32 98;
www.sottolecummerse.it
; Via Vittorio Veneto 138; apt incl breakfast €82-298; )
As this
is an
albergo diffuso
(difused hotel), you can stay in tastefully furnished apartments
scattered throughout the
centro storico
. The apartments are traditional buildings that have
been beautifully restored and furnished. Excellent value and a great base for exploring the
region.
APARTMENT
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Eating
Quanto Basta
( 080 431 28 55; Via Morelli 12; pizzas €6-7; dinner Tue-Sun)
With its wooden tables, soft lighting
and stone floors this old-town pizzeria is cosy and welcoming. The pizzas are delicious
and the beer list extensive.
PIZZERIA
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La Taverna del Duca
( 080 431 30 07; Via Papadotero 3; meals €35; lunch & dinner, closed Sun night winter)
In a narrow side
street off Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, this well-regarded trattoria serves local classics such
as
orecchiette
with various vegetable sidekicks.
TRATTORIA
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Information
Tourist Office
(
080 431 30 99;
www.prolocolocorotondo.it
; Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 27;
10am-1pm &
3-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm Sat)
Offers free internet access.
Getting There & Away
Locorotondo is easily accessible via frequent trains from Bari (€5.20, 1½ to two hours) on
the FSE Bari-Taranto train line.
Cisternino
POP 12,000
An appealing, whitewashed hilltop town, slow-paced Cisternino has a charming
centro
storico
beyond its bland modern outskirts; with its kasbahlike knot of streets, it has been
