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Polignano a Mare, Italy
Cliffside town with sea caves and cave dining over the Adriatic.
Eat: Grotta Palazzese, Pescaria
Stay: Hotel Covo dei Saraceni
Do: Lama Monachile Beach, Historic centre, Boat tour to sea caves
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Monopoli, Italy
Easy stopover in a whitewashed harbour town.
Eat: Osteria Perricci, La Locanda Sul Porto
Do: Historic centre, Cala Porta Vecchia Beach, Port
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Lecce, Italy
Baroque showpiece of the south with carved stone churches.
Eat: Trattoria Le Zie, Le Quattro Spezierie
Stay: Palazzo Rollo
Do: Basilica di Santa Croce, Roman Amphitheatre, Piazza del Duomo, Museo Faggiano
- Lecce: Street Food Tasting and Walking Tour
- Lecce: Baroque Architecture and Underground Walking Tour
- Piazza Duomo
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Otranto, Italy
Easy day trip from Lecce for the cathedral mosaics and Baia dei Turchi.
Eat: L'Altro Baffo, La Pignata
Do: Otranto Cathedral, Aragonese Castle, Baia dei Turchi
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Martina Franca, Italy
Baroque hill town in the Valle d'Itria, ideal for wine tasting.
Eat: Ristorante I Templari, Garibaldi Bistrot
Stay: Relais Villa San Martino
Do: Palazzo Ducale, Basilica di San Martino, Valle d'Itria wine tasting
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Cisternino, Italy
Whitewashed countryside town known for its grilled meat.
Eat: Osteria Sant'Anna, Il Trullo dei Sapori
Stay: Masseria Spetterrata
Do: Historic centre, Church of San Nicola, Weekly market
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Locorotondo, Italy
Day trip pairing Locorotondo's circular old town with the trulli of Alberobello.
Eat: La Taverna del Duca, Trullo d'Oro
Do: Locorotondo old town, Trulli of Alberobello, Trullo Sovrano
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Alberobello, Italy
The trulli village and its UNESCO-listed conical houses.
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Altamura, Italy
Home of Pane di Altamura bread and a prehistoric cave skeleton.
Eat: Tre Archi, Antica Osteria Pein Assutt
Stay: Hotel San Nicola
Do: Altamura Cathedral, Bread tasting, Lamalunga Cave
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Matera, Italy
Day trip over the border to Basilicata's ancient cave dwellings.
Eat: Ristorante Francesca, Osteria Al Casale
Do: Sassi di Matera, Matera Cathedral, Rock churches
- Matera: Sassi Tour with Entry to Rock Houses and Churches
- Sassi di Matera
- Piazza Duomo
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Bari, Italy
Lively port city with a pilgrimage basilica and a maze-like old town.
Eat: Al Pescatore, Osteria delle Travi
Stay: Palazzo Calò
Do: Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Bari Vecchia, Lungomare Nazario Sauro
- Bari Walking Street Food Tour
- Bari: Guided Walking Tour
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Vieste, Italy
Beach town on the Gargano coast with white cliffs and sea caves.
Eat: Il Capriccio, Carpaccio
Stay: Palace Hotel Vieste
Do: Pizzomunno Beach, Historic centre, Boat tour to sea caves
- Vieste: Boat tour of the Gargano coast