Puglia or Apulia?

Puglia is how Italians refer to the region, derived from the historic Latin name Apulia.

Traditionally English speakers have referred to the historic Apulia. But in line with modern naming convention the traditional name is fading away from usage in favour of Puglia.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts it’s made of

For administrative purposes our region is split into six provinces:, Bari (BA), Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT), Brindisi (BR), Foggia (FG), Lecce (LE) and Taranto (TA).

• Bari (made up of 41 municipalities, including Alberobello, Altamura, Castellana Grotte, Gravina di Puglia, Locorotondo, Mola di Bari, Molfetta, Monopoli, Polignano a Mare, Putignano, Rutigliano);
• Barletta – Andria – Trani (made up of 10 municipalities, Andria, Barletta, Bisceglie, Canosa di Puglia, Margherita di Savoia, Minervino Murge, San Ferdinando di Puglia, Spinazzola, Trani and Trinitapoli);
• Brindisi (made up of 20 municipalities, including Cisternino, Fasano, Francavilla Fontana, Latiano, Mesagne, Oria, Ostuni);
• Foggia (made up of 61 municipalities, including Cerignola, Ischitella, Manfredonia, Mattinata, Peschici, Rodi Garganico, San Giovanni Rotondo, San Severo, Vieste);
• Lecce (made up of 96 municipalities, including Gallipoli, Maglie, Nardò, Otranto, Porto Cesareo, Santa Maria di Leuca, Ugento);
• Taranto (made up of 29 municipalities, including Campomarino, Grottaglie, Martina Franca, Massafra, Pulsano).

Geographically these correspond to Various “territories” across provincial borders, principally for tourism purposes: Gargano and Daunia, Murgia and Gravine, Imperial Puglia, Bari, the Itria Valley, Magna Grecìa and Salento.