Apulia

Apulia stretches between the Adriatic and Ionian seas, and has always been a contact point between Italy and the Orient. Starting from the north is the fertile plain of Tavoliere: one of the main resources of Puglia, thanks to the cultivation of agricultural products. Along the coast, including great beaches and cliffs, are charming seaside resorts and tourist centers. In the province of Foggia, the beautiful Riviera del Gargano - a National Park - consists of a mountainous promontory covered with beech and elm trees and spread to the dramatic cliffs of Tremiti, by their nature and the deep blue sea. Remarkable Lake Varano, Monte Sant'Angelo, Rhodes Garganico, Vieste and Peschici. Heading south we arrive in Bari, whose heyday in the thirteenth century under the rule of the royal of Sweden, in particular with the great Emperor Frederick II, who built magnificent palaces, in Castel del Monte in Andria is the most representative: a charming and innovative for its orthogonal, with no walls or defensive structures, exudes all the charm esoteric sought in the repetition of the number 8 in its architectural elements. Many centers and attractions in the province of Bari Barletta, Trani, Ruvo di Puglia Bitonto and with their beautiful cathedrals in the Romanesque style, with its beautiful Alberobello Trulli. Brindisi, the port to the east of the peninsula, is the final destination of the Via Appia: today is a dynamic city and a passageway tourism for Greece, the beautiful Romanesque church of San Giovanni at the tomb built by the Knights Templar returning from the Crusades. This culminates in the Salento peninsula in Puglia province of Lecce in addition to the great Roman amphitheater, the city expressed at the highest levels of the Baroque style, in the old town and the Basilica of Santa Croce. Other fascinating places to visit are Manfredonia, the beautiful Otranto and Gallipoli, with the characteristic island that hosts the Old Town. Taranto, overlooking the Ionian Sea, an important port and ancient colony of Magna Graecia.