Places · Food · Ways through
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Not a list of everything. Just the roads, tables and rooms we would send a friend to.
Tavoliere & Murgia · 6 min
Altamura and its bread
A loaf the size of a cushion, a crust you can knock on, and a town that has been baking it since before anyone wrote the recipe down.
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Castel del Monte and the high Murgia
An octagonal castle that explains nothing, the sheep plateau around it, and the towns on its edges that feed you.
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Valle d’Itria · 6 min
Choosing a masseria in the Valle d’Itria
Working farms first, pools second, and a long table every evening. How to tell the real thing from a hotel with olive trees.
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Salento · 6 min
Lecce after the passeggiata
Baroque stone turns gold at seven. Here is where to be when it does.
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Gargano · 6 min
Monte Sant’Angelo and the pilgrim road
A cave church older than almost anything around it, a white quarter tumbling down the hill below, and the road pilgrims have climbed for fifteen centuries.
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Bari & the coast · 5 min
Orecchiette on Arco Basso
Watch, buy, and know when to stop asking questions and simply eat.
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Bari & the coast · 6 min
Polignano to Monopoli by train
Two towns, seven minutes apart, and no need for a car. Swim under the cliffs, then finish in a working port.
Read the guideSalento · 6 min
Swimming the Adriatic ledges
Flat rock, clear water, no sand. The ledges locals keep quiet about.
Read the guideGargano · 6 min
The forest above the sea
Foresta Umbra, then a long descent to Vieste through the pines.
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Valle d’Itria · 7 min
The slow road to Ostuni
White walls, hot stone, and where to eat when the churches close at noon.
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