Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria
We’ve compiled the best of the best in Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
By day, you can lose yourself in the maze of white alleyways in Bari Vecchia, the old town stretching along the harbor, now humming with restaurants...Read More
The 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, overlooking the sea in the città vecchia, houses the bones of St. Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa...Read More
Ample swimming and clean, fine-grained sand make Gallipoli's beaches a good choice for families. The 5-km (3-mile) strand reaches from Punta...Read More
Crowning an isolated hill 1,778 feet above sea level in the heart of the Alta Murgia National Park, this enigmatic octagonal fortress, built...Read More
The stunning pinkish-white 11th-century cathedral, considered one of the finest in Puglia, is built on a spit of land jutting into the sea....Read More
Matera's splendidly restored cathedral, dedicated to the Madonna della Bruna e di Sant'Eustachio, was built in the late 13th century and occupies...Read More
Dominating a vast square concealed by a maze of alleyways, Lecce's magnificent cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta never fails to take visitors...Read More
Taranto's outstanding National Archaeological Museum (MArTA) occupies the historic premises of the ex-monastery of San Pasquale. The museum...Read More
Il Santuario di Hera Lacinia (Sanctuary of Hera Lacinia) was once one of the most important shrines of Magna Graecia. Only one column remains...Read More
Reggio Calabria is home to one of southern Italy's most important archaeological museums. Its prize exhibit, of course, is the two ancient Greek...Read More
Matera's Sassi are piled chaotically atop one another down the sides of a steep ravine. Some date from Paleolithic times, when they were truly...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesHead to this house-museum in the Sasso Caveoso district for moving insights into what peasant life was like in a limestone cave dwelling. The...Read More
The trulli in Alberobello itself are impressive, but the most scenic concentration of these unique conical structures is along a 15-km (9-mile...Read More
One of Frederick II's most imposing fortresses, the quadrangular Trani Castle guarded the Adriatic sea route throughout the Middle Ages. It...Read More
The massive Aragonese Castle is considered a masterpiece of 16th-century military architecture. Rebuilt by the Spanish viceroy Don Pedro di...Read More
The massive bulk of Gallipoli's castle guards the entrance to the island of the borgo antico, which is linked to the new town by a bridge. Rising...Read More
Originally built by Frederick II, this impressive structure was enlarged by the Spanish to defend against attacks from the Turks, and it has...Read More
Castello Normanno-Svevo crowns Pancrazio hill above the old city, with views across to the Sila Mountains. Its origins are lost to memory: It...Read More
Looming over the cathedral is the symbol of Bari: huge Castello Svevo, which houses a number of archaeological and art collections within its...Read More
In Tropea's harmonious warren of lanes, seek out the old Norman cathedral, whose main altar contains the locally revered icon of the Madonna...Read More
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