Bari or Brindisi (Salento) Airport?
Geographically Lecce and the south are closer to Salento airport. Heading to Gargano and north of Bari will make more sense from Bari airport. But… Read More »Bari or Brindisi (Salento) Airport?
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We (l) come back to Puglia
Italy will reopen its borders to foreign travel on 3 June. The Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte signed a decree early this morning. We (l)… Read More »We (l) come back to 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: Foggia (FG), Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT), Bari… Read More »The whole is greater …
Italy considers reopening to tourists
The good … Day 2 of “phase 2” – the easing of Italy’s lockdown measures – and Italy’s culture and tourism minister Dario Franceschini has… Read More »Italy considers reopening to tourists
It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it
With impossibly blue skies soaring above us it is hard not to think of the out-of-bounds sparkling azure seas surrounding us. In Puglia we have… Read More »It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it
Made in Puglia #1: Mine vaganti
Mine vaganti filmed in and around Lecce is a 2010 film by Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter Ferzan Özpetek. The Cantone family own a pasta factory in… Read More »Made in Puglia #1: Mine vaganti
Covid-19 lockdown in Puglia – week 4
We are coming to the end of our 4th week of stay at home sequestration in Puglia. The government has officially extended the covid-19 lockdown… Read More »Covid-19 lockdown in Puglia – week 4
Coronavirus Podcast #2 – Turkey and Greece
After radical measures to lockdown Italy in an attempt to contain the coronavirus, we look to see what is happening elsewhere in Europe. Listen to… Read More »Coronavirus Podcast #2 – Turkey and Greece
Coronavirus – our stay at home survival kit
Ready to join us in splendid self-isolation? Let us suggest some guilty pleasures to help pass the time and remind you all that #andràtuttobene 🌈…… Read More »Coronavirus – our stay at home survival kit
Coronavirus in Puglia – checkpoints and road checks
As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to surge in Italy with over 2,000 new cases and 200 deaths confirmed in the last 24 hours, police in… Read More »Coronavirus in Puglia – checkpoints and road checks