Browsing the social networks I’ve found some interesting video guides about Puglia posted by John Cragen, an actor who lives in Los Angeles and friend of a couple of my friends, an original traveler with the passion of videos and blogs, infact he runs an interesting video-blog ‘The Road Less Traveled’ and a YouTube Channel with […]
The Salento Aquarium of Santa Maria al Bagno, Nardò, Puglia. A public Aquarium was realized in the frame of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme, ETCP, Greece-Italy 2007-2013. Such a project (acronym APREH) started in 2011 with the University of Salento as Leader Partner, Province of Lecce and Municipality of Nardò as Italian partners, and University of […]
Extract of the article written by Lee Marshall. The Salento peninsula in southern Puglia is the Cornwall or the Galicia of Italy: a seagirt place of ancient and insular cultural traditions, not all of them diluted into tourist attractions. In some Salento villages they still speak Griko, a Greek dialect that may be the only […]
A beautiful sunset at Santa Maria al Bagno, Ionian west coast of Puglia, in front of our office. The video was shot this afternoon with one of our new hi-tec toy… you will see one-hour sunset in only one-minute. Watch the video and be delighted once again from Santa Maria al Bagno, this unique fishermen […]
Joanna Booth falls in love with Puglia, the region in the heel of Italy’s boot… SEE: BEACHES AND VILLAGES Puglia is a long, thin region, stretching right up the back of the heel of Italy’s boot. To make the most of it, Sardatur recommends hiring a car, as public transport isn’t particularly extensive. The […]
The 10th Annual of the Salento Internationa Film Festival (SIFF) a eight-days film festival showcasing the independent films from around the world, are now accepting film submission for the festival taking place September 7-14, 2013 in Tricase in the heart of Salento, Southern Italy. Filmmakers worldwide are encouraged to submit their project for consideration to […]
Reader’s tips: the best of Puglia Down in Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, readers recommend hotels and restaurants in caves, ancient towns, deserted beaches and to-die-for agriturismos. The Guardian, Saturday 11 August 2012 Island-like Gallipoli old town, Puglia, Italy. Photograph: Andrea Pistolesi/Getty Images Winning tip: Gallipoli old town You cross a narrow causeway to reach this […]
A destination well-known for its fabulous scenery, great weather and historic attractions, Italy is a country that many of us are eager to visit. If you are keen to find a region that’s particularly unspoilt, Puglia holidays can be an excellent choice. Indeed, this region is known for its rustic beauty and relaxed lifestyle, making […]
Even the “fast” train from Rome takes nearly six hours to get to Lecce, labouring over the Apennines before dipping across coastal flatlands and endless olive groves, past places like Monopoli, whose names recall the Greek heritage of Italy’s deep south.In the baking summer heat it is a relief to enter the walled city of […]
… Hugging the coastal road on the western side, we passed innumerable small settlements such as Santa Maria al Bagno, with its serene natural harbour and striped villas, and the holiday town of Porto Cesareo. Between them were endless rows of apartments and gated resort complexes; inland was olive country, where Puglia’s most famous export […]