A town that had as many as 120 churches
[July 2026] Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, is said to have once been home to as many as 120 churches. I learned this while participating in a walking tour (costing €20, per…
Apulia
Swim in the sea, round one
[July 2026] A summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We headed to Baia dei Turchi, a beach located about 5.5 kilometres along the coast from Otranto, in the Apulia region…
Something more intense than the mosaic
[July 2026] During our summer holiday in the Apulia region of southern Italy, we visited the towns of Maglie and Otranto the following day. We stopped in Maglie because we had read that it featured…
Back in Lecce
[July 2026] After visiting a beautiful church in Galatina—a town in the Salento region of Apulia, southern Italy—we had lunch at a restaurant outside of the town. However, I’m skipping the details of that meal…
Although not designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
[July 2026] During our summer holiday in Lecce—an old city in the Apulia region of southern Italy—we decided to use it as a base to explore various parts of the Salento area. The Salento region…
Sightseeing in Nardo
[ Oct.2017 ] On the next day, we went back to Nardo in Apulia in south Italy and did a bit of sightseeing. The first place we went in was the Cathedral. The facade was…
Isola dei Conigli (Rabbit Island)
[ Oct.2017 ] On the second day of our short holiday in Porto Cesareo in Salento region of Apulia in the south Italy, we chartered a boat and went to the Isola dei Conigli (Rabbit…
Watch tower of the 16th century
[ Oct.2017 ] The heel part of the boot of the Italian peninsula is called Salento in Apulia. We got up at 3 am again and visited the town called Porto Cesareo which is located…
On the country road
On the way back from Martina Franca in south #Italy, we decided to drop in to #Alberobello. We followed the sign, but got into a small country road which takes us longer but picturesque. Although…
