Although Puglia has 4 regional railways and a variety of bus services, travelling from town to town directly is not always easy. Frequent changes and… Read More »Travel connections and public transport in and around Puglia
You check your Instagram. Everyone is having the perfect meal, in a perfect restaurant on their perfect holiday… You deserve it too. But trying to… Read More »Eating out? Don’t obsess over TripAdvisor
The only people eating in restaurants at 8pm are British tourists. At 8.30pm the German and Scandinavian tourists join them. Italians enjoy the occasion of… Read More »Eating out in Puglia? The rules…
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… Read More »Puglia or Apulia?
“In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.… Read More »Bloody history
This year the olive trees in Salento are starting to drop their fruit earlier than usual. This means that we are likely to have less… Read More »Olive harvest 2019
We are regular diners at XFOOD. It punches well above its weight serving quality food, in an attractively designed space and at very reasonable prices.… Read More »Eat Puglia | Easter Lunch at XFood (2019)
One of our greatest discoveries has to be XFOOD on the outskirts of San Vito dei Normanni. A restaurant and a social enterprise it punches well above… Read More »Eat Puglia | Easter Lunch at XFood (2018)