Lisa Friend’s Trip Report: Italy’s Puglia
Enjoy our live Monday Night Travel party with this video recorded on November 4, 2024.
Lesser-known Puglia spans Italy's southern Adriatic coast, offering craggy shores, sun-bleached towns, and ancient history. Tour guide Lisa Friend joins us to share tales and insights from her trip through this backdoor region. In Bari, Puglia's coastal capital, we witness theatric processions by lantern light at the Festival of Saint Nicholas. Then, we head underground to explore the Grotte di Castellana cave system, duck into cone-shaped trulli houses in Alberobello, and climb the perfectly octagonal Castel del Monte. We cap our journey with side-trips to Matera's 9,000-year-old dwellings and Caserta's Royal Palace. Salute!