05Sep
Sagra della Focaccia
Cisternino · Food
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Slow Puglia
A considered guide to the heel of Italy — where to go, where to stay, and how to make a life here.
The Puglia worth finding
is rarely in a hurry.
is rarely in a hurry.
10Guides
24Towns covered
8Places listed
Read slowly
This month’s guides
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.
Read the guideTavoliere & Murgia · 6 min
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.
Read the guideA place of your own
Stay a week, or stay forever
To rentValle d’Itria
Masseria among the olives
Sleeps 8 · Pool · Working farm
€480/ night
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To rentNardò, Salento
Palazzo with sea shutters
Sleeps 4 · Terrace · 10 min to coast
€260/ night
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For saleCisternino
Trullo with two cones, to restore
2 cones · 1.2 ha · Olive grove
€185,000
View property For saleOstuni
Townhouse in the centro storico
3 bed · Roof terrace · Habitable
€420,000
View property September & October
In season
Grape harvests, patron-saint lights and the last warm swims. What is worth leaving the beach for.
Open the calendar08Sep
Night market on the lungomare
Monopoli · Market
12Sep
Notte della Taranta, closing concert
Melpignano · Music
20Sep
Vendemmia open cellars
Manduria · Harvest
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