We are just back from my annual leave-a week in the Puglia region of Italy. Puglia has some beautiful, historic and interesting towns such as Lecce, Bari, Monopoli, Astuni and it was an enjoyable week. It’s always great to travel and see how others live and organise their affairs. But there is one thing that… Continue reading We always make this observation about Ireland when we travel abroad
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Ostuni
We moved to Ostuni yesterday from Lecce. We travelled by train. The train service in Italy is excellent, good value and runs on time. Ostuni is known as the whitewashed town/city and is located up high in the hills about 10 to 20 km inland from the Adriatic coast. There is a beautiful cathedral and… Continue reading Ostuni
Monopoli, Puglia, Italy
We went on a day trip, by train, to Monopoli today. Monopoli is a nice, coastal town/city with a beautiful cathedral and a nice walk around the harbour to an old castle from the 16th century, or thereabouts. The streets, like all the streets in the towns in this region, are beautiful, white, and narrow… Continue reading Monopoli, Puglia, Italy
Lecce, Puglia, Italy
We flew into Brindisi yesterday, then travelled on to Lecce in the Puglia region of Italy. If you see Italy shaped like a boot then Puglia is the heel region. Lecce is a small city, easy to navigate and is physically extremely pretty. Walking around the streets on Saturday afternoon was a strange but beautiful… Continue reading Lecce, Puglia, Italy