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has a convivial atmosphere oiled by the region's spumante. Dishes are traditional, with
salamis and sausages as the specialities.
Ciacco
( 080 480 04 72; Via Conte Ugolino; meals €30; lunch & dinner Tue-Sun)
Dive into the historic centre
to find Ciacco, a traditional restaurant with white-clad tables and a cosy fireplace, serving
up Puglian cuisine in a modern key. It's tucked down a narrow pedestrian lane a couple of
streets in from the Chiesa del Carmine.
PUGLIAN
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La Piazzetta Garibaldi
( 080 430 49 00; Piazza Garibaldi; meals €20-30; lunch & dinner Thu-Tue)
A highly recommended
green-shuttered
osteria
in the
centro storico
. Delicious aromas entice you into the cave-
like interior and the
cucina tipica
menu doesn't disappoint. Worthy of a long lunch.
OSTERIA
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Information
Tourist Office
( 080 480 57 02; Piazza Roma 37; 9am-1pm Mon-Fri, 4.30-7pm Tue & Thu, 9am-12.30pm Sat)
The tourist office is within Palazzo Ducale (part of the Bibliotece Comunal).
Getting There & Around
The FSE train station is downhill from the historic centre. Go right along Viale della
Stazione, continuing along Via Alessandro Fighera to Corso Italia; continue to the left
along Corso Italia to Piazza XX Settembre.
FSE
(
080 546 21 11)
trains run to/from the fol-
lowing destinations:
Bari
(€5.20, two hours, hourly)
Lecce
(€7.10, two hours, five daily)
Taranto
(€2.30, 40 minutes, frequent)
FSE buses run to Alberobello (€1.50, 30 minutes, five per day, Monday to Saturday).
Ostuni
POP 32,500
Ostuni shines like a pearly white tiara, extending across three hills with the magnificent
gem of a cathedral as its sparkling centrepiece. It's the end of the
trulli
region and the be-
