Sadly, we departed from our lodging of the last seven days this morning. It has truly been the highlight of our time in Puglia! We headed north back to Alberobello to pick up a few items we decided we wanted after thinking it over. As we had the time today, it was an easy stop….

Our morning was filled with a trip to an archeological park about 45 minute north of us, right on the coast. The area of the park was in continual use, in some form or another, for over a thousand years. The more visible areas are Roman and Byzantine. There were three sections we could go…

With our water working again, we headed on out to something a bit different today. Our main stop of the day was Zoosafari, a small drive through safari park, zoo and amusement park. We didn’t really know what to expect but we did try to get there early to avoid too long of lines. People…

Woke up this morning to no water in our lodging. We had mentioned to the owner that the sprinkler system seemed to be stuck on. I don’t know that they took us too seriously as they didn’t send anyone until today. After running constantly for two days the cistern had run dry. After some fun…

Today we headed east to the town of Lecce. This town is known for its for its Baroque architecture and the castle at its heart. A little bit longer drive today but still only a bit over an hour away. The castle can only be viewed by tour. As the next tour wasn’t happening for…

Today we knocked out two of the more popular places to go in Puglia, Alberobello and Polignano a Mare. Our day started in Alberobello, which gets very busy as the day goes on. Known for the large number of Trulli still in the town, Alberobello is visited by thousands of tourists a day looking for…

Finally got to visit the city of Matera! This has been on my list ever since I saw it on an episode of Stanley Tucci. Technically not part of the Puglia region, Matera often gets added to Puglia trips as it is so close and a UNESCO world heritage site, at least partly. Matera is…

After a late day flight from Venice, I am now in the Puglia region. This would be the heel of the boot of Italy. This is the first time I have been to this region and I’m excited to see what it has to offer! Today was a relatively short day as we did need…

Woke up way too early this morning to head out and grab some early morning pictures. The nice part about leaving so early is that there is almost no one else out and about at that time compared with the normal daytime hours. We mostly walked around the lagoon for the morning. Exploring the area…

The morning started with someone else getting up before dawn to go get THE shot of Venice, it was not me. The rest of us waited much longer before waking up to take a leisurely stroll over to the Venice market. I don’t know what was going on with their lights but my camera hated…