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A Journey by Car in The Heel of Italy
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Enrico Massetti
This small book describes a fifteen-day car trip you can take in Apulia and the neighboring regions of Basilicata and Abruzzo, passing through important archeological, artistic, and cultural locations.
The itinerary starts from the town of Ortona, a Mare in Abruzzo. It goes through several Apulia cities and then to Matera, a stunning Basilicata city, vibrant with history, cave hotels, and authentic Italian food. The time to visit Matera is now. The ancient village, 2019 European Culture Capital, could be Italy's next great attraction.
The itinerary then returns to Apulia and touches several other cities to arrive in Alberobello, known for its Trulli, whitewashed stone huts with conical roofs - the hilltop Rione Monti district has hundreds of them. It continues with other towns in Apulia and the Gargano peninsula, with its National Park, home to the last remaining part of the oak and beech Forest Umbra that once covered most of central Europe. It passes through Termoli to end up again in Ortona al Mare.
It also describes a possible visit to the Tremiti Islands from Termoli and how to get there. Several ferry companies provide transportation services to these islands; the service is available from different ports, with or without the possibility of bringing your car with you.
Finding the right solution for your needs using the internet is at least confusing if you don't understand Italian; you can spend a full day figuring out what is available and when. In the guide, I present you with the outcome of my research.
The guide includes a chapter on the food and wine of Apulia. A list of local recipes is present; the original recipes' links are active in the digital editions.
Author: Enrico Massetti
Publisher Massetti Publishing Washington DC, USA
Language: English
106 color pages 88 color images
Format: Paperback Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in / 140 x 216 mm)
ISBN 978-1-716-32341-6
Table of content
Enrico Massetti 1
Table of content i
Visiting Puglia – The Breadbasket of Italy 1
Where to Stay 2
Castles and Cathedrals in the heel of Italy 3
Ortona a Mare 4
Vasto 5
Campobasso 7
Lucera 8
Foggia 9
Troia 11
Melfi 12
Potenza 13
Gravina in Puglia 14
Matera 16
The Sassi of Matera 18
Ridola Museum 20
Taranto 21
Gallipoli 23
Otranto 24
To Do and See in Otranto 26
Otranto and its wild beaches 27
Baroque Lecce 28
Lecce churches 29
Alternative day: Masserie 31
Through flavors and traditions 32
Brindisi 34
Brindisi, the gate of East 35
Brindisi’s small towns 36
Ceglie Messapica 38
Between nature and history 40
Ostuni 42
Fasano 43
Alberobello 45
Alberobello Trulli 46
Why this architecture? 47
How to get to Alberobello 48
Castellana Grotte 50
The Grottos 51
Bari 52
Bari old town 54
Folklore: San Trifone 55
Trani 56
Castel del Monte 58
Barletta 59
Manfredonia through the Saline 60
Manfredonia 61
Gargano 63
What to do and see in Gargano 64
Gargano: A land of Holiness 66
Gargano; Foresta Umbra 67
Reasons to go to the Foresta Umbra. 68
What to see in the Foresta Umbra 69
Trabucchi 70
Termoli 71
Back to Ortona 72
Alternative days: Tremiti Islands 72
San Domino 73
San Nicola 74
How to get to Tremiti Islands 75
Apulia Food & Recipes 77
Apulia Salami 79
Specialty Foods of Apulia 80
Apulia Wine 82
Apulia Wines 83
Other tourism guides 84
The Author 84
Things to Know 86
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