Puglia, located in the heel of Italy, reflects what is authentic, culturally rich, and sustainably minded in travel. It is known for trulli, unique conical dry stone dwellings protected by UNESCO. Specifically, the village of Alberobello has over 1,500 trulli houses clustered together. Puglia is also renowned for its food from hundreds of small producers that is sustainably sourced, including orecchiette pasta. Additionally, the town of Grottaglie is famous for its ceramics industry, though it hopes to also become known for suborbital flights. Puglia offers stunning coastal towns, landmarks like Castel del Monte, and is becoming

2. For National Geographic Traveler
Puglia is a “must-see place” as it reflects
what’s authentic, culturally rich,
sustainably minded, and superlative in the
world of travel today.

3. Puglia is known for…

6. Puglia is
getting
known
for…

7. …Trulli, conic dry-
stone dwellings
unique to Italy
protected by
UNESCO

8. Idria Valley and Trulli Amazing
• Trulli are settled in central Puglia and in a small
village south of Bari, the capital of the region.
This village is named Alberobello and is a
collection of about 1500 trulli houses.
• Most of the trulli are still inhabitated by locals,
mostly old and very nice people.
• Alberobello is close to Locorotondo, Cisternino
and Martina Franca. This area is known as Idria
Valley.

12. Get to know how food used
to taste.. Best food from
hundreds small producers
sustainably sourced to
enjoy all around

17. Orecchiette…. is the typical
Puglia dish

32. Grottaglie is known for
its ceramics, but it
hopes to become
known as a center of
suborbital flights.

33. Salvatore, one of the local ceramics makers, works
on the terrace of his shop

34. A worker creating ceramics in a workshop in
Grottaglie

35. The inside of
the ceramic
shop Anna,
where the
owner’s mother
took a seat

36. A view from the top of a ceramic
shop in Grottaglie

37. Ceramics Quarter

38. Making Magic
With HumbleIngredients

39. In Southern Puglia, deep in
Italy’s heel, a crop of culinary
schools and solo cooking
teachers is encouraging
travelers to master the recipes
of the humble local fare

41. La cucina povera. Often
translated as “the food of the
poor,” the term seems unlikely
to make mouths water or
inspire serious foodies to blow
their vacation budget on a
cooking course.

42. Alberobello:
Trulli Amazing

43. Stunning Towns.
Galatina

46. Monopoli

47. Vieste

48. Bari

49. Polignano

52. Otranto

53. Ostuni,
the white town

54. Ostuni

55. Cisternino

57. Castel Del Monte
UNESCO

58. Lecce

59. Lecce

61. The
Coast
line

67. The Caves of
Castellana

68. Puglia is Italy’s
new hub for top
wines, especially
red wine

75. Puglia is the place to
experience superlative
wine trails, inc. the visit
of vinyards, processing
areas and tasting

79. Best Extra Vergine Olive
Oil and century aged
olive trees