Greg and Andrea live in northern Italy, but spent three weeks travelling around our region. In the second of a two part podcast we pick up with them in Santa Maria di Leuca as they head back up the Ionian coast. For part 1 click here.
They are effusive in their praise for Puglia and don’t hold back from describing their highlights - from restaurants to must-see places of beauty.
Where Greg and Andrea had another of the “best” meals in Puglia. Popular with a the business community and practically in the sea, they had a “fabulous fish carpaccio of sea bream-fabulously presented”.
Discesa Vasto, 74123 Taranto. Find them on Facebook.
“Feel like you have stepped into a London museum... Worth a day trip”. This is an international class national museum.
More | MArTA website here.
An “incredibly luxurious hotel” with a wellness and spa area.
More | Monun website.
Try the Pugliese version of the hamburger - a fried octopus burger. Served in a bun with ricotta and lemon. “To die for” and to accompany it, la Salina - a beer made with sea water by the Pescaria brewery. Be prepared for the salty under-taste.
More | Pescaria website.
Enjoy the video below showing the stretch of coast. This part of the coast is rocky, but long stretches of sand lie north and south.