Condé Nast TravelerOct 9, 2025
15 Best Puglia Airbnbs for Your Next Trip to Italy's Southern Coast
Underground caves, traditional stone trulli, and a 12th-century tower that invite languid, restful afternoons.
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- AlberobelloSightUNESCO-listed town with trulli architecture
- Ionian SeaSightIt is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including Basilicata, Calabria,…
- MonopoliNeighborhoodThe town is roughly 156 square kilometres (60 sq mi) in area and lies on the Adriatic Sea about 40 kilometres southeast…
- Villa PizzorussoHotelrestored 16th-century masseria with pool
- Casa a CorteHotelrestored 16th- to 17th-century residence
- Appian WaySightIt connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy.
- MesagneNeighborhoodtown with bakeries
- NardòNeighborhoodtown with historic center
- Santa Maria al BagnoNeighborhoodIt is a frazione of the commune of Nardò and is located on the Ionian Sea.
- Porto Selvaggio Natural ParkSightnatural park
- Sunrise TrulloHotelrestored 18th-century watchtower with pool
- Trullo MeravigliosoHotelrestored trullo with salt-filtered pool
- Villa FavoritaHotelhistoric villa with private heated pool
- Grotte di CastellanaSightcaves
- Polignano a MareSightcliffside beauty
- PutignanoSighthistoric center
- LocorotondoSighttown with charming piazzas
- Martina FrancaSightIt is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population (2016) of 49,086.
- GrottaglieSightcity of ceramics
- Santa CaterinaNeighborhood
- CorvignoSight
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