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This
region forms the easternmost part of the peninsula and has a
long coastline, facing the Ionian and the Adriatic Seas. Pulia,
or Apuliain English, is essentially a flatland with wide arid
expanses, terraces and table-lands poor in water. The coasts
are essentially high and, in the Gargano district, plunge steep
into the sea; in other areas, they are sandy or rocky, but usually
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Bari is the regional capital. Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce and Taranto
are the capitals of the respective provinces.
Puglia,
Land of the Trulli
Trulli are circular, conical-roofed white-washed houses built
of stone without any use of mortar. Their roofs, topped with
pinnacles, are tiled with concentric rows of gray slate and
often painted with astrological or religious symbols.
Their
origin is obscure but few of these solid-looking constructions
date back more than a couple of centuries. The greatest concentration
of Trulli houses is in and around Alberobello.
The characteristic of this type of construction is that the
ambient inside temperature remains almost constant irrelevant
of outside temperature, therefore it is relatively warm in
the winter and cool in the summer. |
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The
Coast
There is a string of small resorts on the coast between the modern
fishing village of Savelletri to Costa Merlata. Torre Canne is a
heavily developed – if small – beach resort, for better
property options it is worth looking at the villages of Pilone,
Rosa Marina, Villanova and Costa Merlata. These have attractive
leafy avenues and small family beaches.
Ostuni
Ostuni is a very popular town with visitors, and there is a good
range of property in the surrounding area. You will find small country
properties with stone “lamias” or trulli in the distinctive
Ostuni style, with flat or domed roofs, also a good range of country
villas.
South
of Ostuni
The countryside changes south of Ostuni, with flatter land becoming
dominated by olive groves. Property here is good value. Around San
Michele Salentino a large group of trulli for restoration can cost
from €35,000.00, a two bedroom restoration, a habitable trullo
with extension or new villa will cost around €90,00.00. The
area is a little more remote than the Itria Valley, but there is
the advantage here of easy access to Brindisi airport.
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