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Itineraries
2 WEEKS
Perfect Puglia
Puglia is one of Italy's most underrated regions. Start your revelation in dynamic
Bari
, ex-
ploring its ancient historic centre and huge Romanesque basilica. Strike out south, via
Po-
lignano a Mare
, to the famous
Grotte di Castellana
, Italy's longest network of subter-
ranean caves. 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 hobbitlike
trulli
houses, wine-
producing
Locorotondo
, beautiful baroque
Martina Franca
and chic, whitewashed
Os-
tuni
. Next up is
Lecce
, dubbed 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 here before
moving on to
Galatina
to see its basilica, awash with astounding frescoes. Head east to the
