Travelogues Apulia

View from the country road to the city of Locorotondo

Well-known are Venice, Rome, Florence, Milan, all those wonderful Italian metropolises. Bari, Brindisi, or even Lecce are not necessarily the places that come to mind when one...

Nothing is quite as typical as Italian washing culture. While Italians love washing their bed linens, the French are at the forefront when it comes to underwear, and...

Birthday round destination

June 2026 We spontaneously booked tickets to Bari and our first overnight stay and just drove off again.The rough plan for the 10-day route: Castel del Monte - Matera - Alb

Trullis everywhere

Castle of Gallipoli

We sleep incredibly well at Casa Yasmin. A cold shower in the morning feels really good after the long ferry rides. Rested, refreshed, and full of joy that Yasmin has one more...

Already during the approach to Bari we can see how big this city is. With just under 330,000 inhabitants, it is the capital of the region of Apulia and an important port and...

The winter sleep mode unfortunately lasted a bit. Not necessarily at the campgrounds, but at the weather (we don't know what is more pleasant...). We continued our journey on...

OH MAN! What a day! But let's start from the beginning! The day starts with a typical Italian breakfast (according to the landlady), and what does that mean? They only served...

March 26, 2022: Italy Before we cross another country border, we want everyone to write a conclusion about Italy. We have written it independently of each other, without...

March 24th, 2022: Polignano, Monopoli, Alberobello, Ostuni J. From Bari, we drove along the coast heading south. In Polignano, we made our first stop. Unlike Bari, Polignano...

The last week of our vacation has begun. As reported, we are already in Southern Italy, more specifically in the Basilicata region by the Ionian Sea. There isn't really a larger...

Oh man! I slept so well last night! I mean, by my snoring and sawing, I triggered the mating season of marine mammals, and now some forest ladies are happily building their...

March 25, 2022: Torre dell'Orso, Lago di Bauxite, Lecce F. We continue through southern Apulia. In addition to beautiful beaches, the coast of the heel of Italy also has many...

Hello dear ones! This morning we set off on the circular hike right after breakfast. We found that it passed right by our motorhome, which made it unnecessary to move. Plus, we...

March 23, 2022: Bari J. Bari is only known for its ferries to Greece and Albania. But we didn't want to take a ferry here. We still wanted to see the city because it's really...

Tuesday 13.6. (115.75 km) Off we go to Gargano. We take the main road ss16 atlantiko and at some point we pass a fenced sheep herd. The shepherd dogs see us and run...

After a STRENGTHENING breakfast, the esteemed traveler packed his things and started the day with morning exercise. I had to drag my whole mess from the Palazzo, where I had...

After a surprisingly quiet night in Alberobello (I was expecting more car noise), we want to look for a nice beach spot south of Brindisi on the coast. Unfortunately, this...

Today we have two must-see places on the agenda. Locorotondo is built in a circle, has incredibly beautiful little streets and, how could it be otherwise, a church in the...

We want to continue to Castel del Monte. I enter the location into the navigation system. However, since the Castel is not directly in town, I think I'll be smart and look for...

We are having the most beautiful day so far driving to Manfredonia. The weather is supposed to be fairly nice here over the next few days. Unfortunately, there isn’t much to do...

Train travel in Italy

Friday, May 26, 2023 We leave early in Garda and the further we go to Southern Italy, the worse the roads become (including the highways and we pay a lot of tolls along the...