The Best Towns to Visit in Puglia
It has already been a month since I visited the beautiful Puglia region in the south of Italy, but I am still reminiscing every single day. Between the stunning architecture, the sea and the incredible food, I truly love Puglia with all my heart. Over the past weeks I have been writing all sorts of content about this amazing trip, and for this blog post I thought it would be a good idea to share my personal favourite towns to visit in Puglia. This way, I hope I can inspire you for your own travels, and at the same time I can keep reminiscing for just a little while longer. Dare I say, a win win situation?
The Most Beautiful Viewpoints in Matera
Bold statement: after Rome, Matera might be my favourite place on earth. For me, the city feels like pure magic, and it also happens to have some of the most beautiful viewpoints I have ever seen.
The first time I visited Matera was in February 2024, when I took an eight hour FlixBus from Rome to Matera, and it was one of my first blog articles ever. While I still have PTSD from that FlixBus trip (which was not FlixBus its fault, more like my own, because my entire container of meal prepped pasta was swimming around at the bottom of my bag, yes with red sauce) I have amazing memories from that solo trip, and I could not wait to go back. This time around I was with my family, but I still had that same magical feeling I had during my first visit.
Since I had been before, I took my family to all my favourite viewpoints in Matera, the ones where you get the best views of the ancient Sassi from different corners and angles. And since I am not one to gatekeep, I thought it would be nice to share these spots so you know exactly where to go for the most beautiful views in Matera.
The 5 Best Coastal Towns in Puglia
One thing about me is that I am in love with the sea. Nothing brings me more calm or peace of mind than taking a walk along the beach or going for a swim on a hot summer day. And if you combine that with a historic town and good food, well, you have me completely over the moon.
At the beginning of November, I left my little station in Rome and went on a family trip to Puglia, a region in the south of Italy that forms the heel of the boot. Puglia is special because it has coastal towns on two different seas: the Adriatic and the Ionian. So in just one region, you can admire two incredibly beautiful coastlines.
In this blog post, I will tell you all about the most stunning coastal towns in Puglia, both on the eastern and the southwestern coast. If you are a sea lover like me (or a history one, or a food one, or honestly just an Italy person in general), these towns are absolutely worth visiting.