National Geographic Traveler: Puglia

by National Geographic

Overview

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With its long, narrow shape, Puglia has always acted as a bridge in the Mediterranean. To the north, it is crowned by the wild greenery of the Gargano promontory, the Daunian Mountains, and the sweet hills that roll down to the Tavoliere delle Puglie. With its infinite seafront and old city, medieval churches and genuine cuisine, Bari is the metropolitan city of the region. The Romanesque cathedrals line the Adriatic coast. Numerous beach resorts can be found as you wind along from the Gargano coast to Salento; the water is always crystalline, perfect for swimming or a refreshing dip. Further inland, Salento offers little villages of white houses and historical, Baroque-decorated town centers with dry stone walls bordering long bike paths.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788854417038
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	National Geographic Traveler Series
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	150,976
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

MARIA GRAZIA FORTINO is an expert in communications and regional marketing as well as a freelance journalist and TV writer. She was born in Foggia, lives in Bari, and speaks the dialect of Gallipoli. She is an explorer by nature and an art buff. She knows almost all of Puglia's churches, beaches, and culinary specialties.
SERENA ROLLO was born in Salento and moved to Bologna to study. In 2008, she returned to Puglia, to Bari, to get her Master's Degree in Editorial Information and Systems. In 2018, she left the regional capital to move to Santa Maria di Leuca.
ROBERTA COSIMO earned her degree in Medieval Art History at the University of Lecce. She was born in Puglia and moved to Milan, where she works in publishing and teaches History of Costumes at the Higher Institute of Religious Science.
CATERINA PUCCI was born in Altamura and earned her degree in Foreign Languages at the University of Bari. She later moved to Milan to specialize in International Relations. Whenever she can, she goes home to her "rugged" Murgia to explore all the corners of Puglia that she has yet to discover.

Table of Contents

Traveling with Eyes Open 6

Charting Your Trip 8

History & Culture 13

Puglia Today 14

Feature: Food & Drink 20

History of Puglia 24

The Arts 34

Bari & Its Coast 41

Introduction & Map 42

Bari 44

A Walk From the Castello Svevo to Molo San Nicola 50

The Gargano 65

Introduction & Map 66

Parco Nazionale del Gargano 68

The Tremiti Islands 97

Introduction & Map 98

San Domino Island 100

San Nicola Island 104

The Tavoliere, Foggia & The Daunian Mountains 107

Introduction & Map 108

Foggia 111

A Drive From Candela to Faeto 122

Imperial Puglia & Alta Murgia 129

Introduction & Map 130

Andria 132

Barletta 139

Trani 142

The Valle D'Itria 149

Introduction & Map 150

The Trulli & Alberobello 152

Feature: The Via Francigena in the South 165

Taranto, The Magna Graecia & The Gravine 173

Introduction & Map 174

Taranto 176

Brindisi & Its Castles 185

Introduction & Map 186

Brindisi 188

Lecce & Salento 205

Introduction & Map 206

Lecce 208

Feature: Lecce, the City of Baroque 212

A Walk & Drive Around Lecce, From Roman Times to the Middle Ages 214

A Drive From Cutrofiano to Tricase 231

Feature: The Origins of Griko 240

Travelwise 241

Hotels Restaurants 246

Shopping 260

Entertainment & Activities 262

Index 264

Credits 270

Pages 2-3: Aerial view of Castel del Monte, Andria

Opposite: Baia delle Zagare surrounded by the breathtaking scenery of the Gargano