Nestled in the southern part of Italy, forming the iconic “heel” of the boot, Puglia offers an unforgettable trip through millennia of history, breathtaking natural wonders, and a delicious food scene ...

Constance Harris watches the sun go down on the beach at Porto Cesaro Map of Italy regions Giardino Botanico La Cutura, Giuggianello Northern Italians may look down on Puglia. But they don't know what ...

We’d counted down to our time in Puglia, Italy, for a year. My husband and I, our adult children and their partners, nine adults in all, gathered in Puglia for two weeks of exploring, eating, swimming ...

Travelers tend to visit Italy for its food, history, landscape and culture rather than its beaches. Sometimes, like in the Puglia region down in the country’s heel, all three come together magically.

There is, in the heel of Italy's famous boot, a marvellously gnarled olive tree held (sort of) upright by a chunky pile of brickwork. It's just one of the more than 50 million olive trees in this ...