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LIVING ITALIA!

PUGLIA REGION GUIDE

The slender region of Puglia dips

its heel into both the Adriatic and

Ionian seas, as it is located at the

bottom of the peninsula’s east coast,

with Molise as its neighbour in the

north, Campania to the northwest

and Basilicata to the west. The

climate is reliably sunny, and hot

and dry in the summer, with a low

average rainfall year-round. The

landscape away from the coast’s

golden sands offers wide plains and

hillsides, while Brindisi and Bari

have airports that are well served by

budget airlines, and public transport

is generally reliable, certainly around

the larger towns. Puglia’s profi le is

growing with its distinctive trulli a

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genuine draw, but while demand for

property is increasing – particularly

for the characterful trulli – it is not

yet so popular that property prices

have become unaffordable, and many

areas retain favourable rates.

(^1) To the north of Puglia is the
Gargano Promontory. The idyllic
headland is a nature-lover’s paradise
with its National Park and ancient
forest. The sun-soaked beaches are
also a magnet for sun-worshippers
from northern Italy. So the area is
busy in high summer, particularly in
the resorts of Vieste, Mattinata and
Peschici, but much less so out of
season, although it’s still beautiful –
so you can still expect to make good
rental returns on properties
then. There’s also the possibility of
renting to the visitors who make
religious pilgrimages to inland
destinations such as Monte Sant’
Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo.

(^2) The landscape around the small
city of Foggia is fl at and very fertile
and responsible for providing the
ingredients for some of Italy’s best
pasta. The homes in and around
Foggia tend to be low and solidly
built – a testament to the fact that
this is the only part of Puglia prone
to occasional earthquakes. The land
grows hilly again as you move west
and south of Foggia, and there are
INTRODUCTION
CENTRAL: FOGGIA TO BARI
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NORTH: GARGANO
PROMONTORY
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