Puglia, slowly
A week down Italy's heel by hire car: cliffside swims in Polignano, trulli in Alberobello, the white town of Ostuni and baroque Lecce.
- Length
- 7 days
- Best in
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Estimated cost
- From £630 per person, all in from London
- Staying in
- Polignano a Mare, Ostuni, Lecce
- Slow travel
- Coast
- Road trip
- Food & drink
“Couples who want sun, swimming and long dinners, without the Amalfi crowds.”
Day by day
- Day 1
Bari old town
Night in Polignano a Mare
- Travel
Bari Airport
- Eat
Bari Vecchia pasta ladies, afternoon
- Travel
- Day 2
Swim, eat, repeat
Night in Polignano a Mare
- See
Lama Monachile cove, morning
- Do
Boat trip to the sea caves, afternoon
- See
- Day 3
Trulli country
Night in Ostuni
- Walk
Alberobello, early
Rione Aia Piccola is the quieter half.
- Eat
Locorotondo, lunch
- Walk
- Day 4
The white city
Night in Ostuni
- Walk
Ostuni old town
- Do
Masseria cooking class, afternoon
- Walk
- Day 5
South to Lecce
Night in Lecce
- Walk
Torre Guaceto reserve, morning
- See
Lecce baroque centre, evening
- Walk
- Day 6
The Salento coast
Night in Lecce
- See
Grotta della Poesia, morning
- Eat
Otranto, lunch
- See
- Day 7
Brindisi for the flight
- Travel
Brindisi Airport
- Travel
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