Train Travel

Trenitalia. Within Puglia, the Italian national railroad links Bari to Brindisi, Lecce, and Taranto, but smaller destinations can often be reached only by completing the trip by bus. 892021. www.trenitalia.com.

Ferrovie Sud-Est. The private Ferrovie Sud-Est connects Martina Franca with Bari and Taranto, and the fishing port of Gallipoli with Lecce. 080/5462111 in Bari; 0832/668111 in Lecce; 800/079090 Mon.-Sat. 7-5. www.fseonline.it.

Ferrovie Appulo-Lucane. This service links Matera to Altamura in Puglia (for connections to Bari) and to Ferrandina (for connections to Potenza). 199/811811. www.fal-srl.it.

Trenitalia trains run to Calabria, either following the Ionian Coast as far as Reggio Calabria or swerving inland to Cosenza and the Tyrrhenian Coast.