I’ve just collaborated with local historian and tour guide Michele Miccoli to produce this short film about the history of Ceglie Messapica. The local towns in the Valle d’Itria are babies in comparison to Ceglie Messapica… even Herodotus name checks the white walled town. It is known as ‘città d’arte …
A stroll through Martina Franca one hot summer evening last July! This is a very attractive part of the town, baroque architecture with delightful restaurants and shops (some a little touristy but not too much!). At the end of July, beginning of August the town also hosts a music festival …
At the beginning of the season I took a drone over, hoping to get views of Ceglie Messapica from the air. But after checking the local regs I decided not to risk it… though I did manage to get airborne over the trullo. If you are wondering about the location …
Puglia’s microclimate produces some of Italy’s tastiest food – for years appreciated only by the locals. But the south-east’s best-kept secret is becoming a hot destination for gourmet travellers, says Amy Raphael The airport gives it away. On a Saturday afternoon in Bari, there is only one other plane sitting …
Mino is well known chef in the region and lives about 20 minutes from Trullo Adagio on the outskirts of a town called Locorotondo. And if you’ve been late getting up today (Saturday) and were eating your cornflakes whilst watching Saturday Kitchen, you will have seen Rick Stein chatting with …
Spring is a very pretty time of year in Puglia… March, April, May. You dont get the intense summer heat but it can be quite warm. This year I was staying at the trullo for a week at the end of March, beginning of April and the daytime temperature was …