Nestled in the southern part of Italy, forming the iconic “heel” of the boot, Puglia offers an unforgettable trip through millennia of history, breathtaking natural wonders, and a delicious food scene ...

I recently wandered through Italy’s heel, Puglia, to pursue my version of an "eat, pray, love" summer. Determined to explore as much of the region as possible, I hopped cities and, for my final stop, ...

At a hotel like Le Alcove in Alberobello, you can sleep in a trullo, a cozy, cocoon-like conical dwelling. Sample orecchiette, Puglia’s signature ear-shaped pasta, at a traditional eatery like Osteria ...

In this southernmost region of the country’s bootheel, the Ionian Sea is to the west, the Adriatic to the east, and the countryside is filled with stone walls and twisted olive trees, fields of long ...

In Lecce, a city in Puglia on the Salento Peninsula at the heel of Italy’s boot, it’s particularly mystifying as there seems to be no end to the options. I’m musing about this while sitting outdoors ...

Puglia – the “spur” and “heel” of the Italian boot – is one of Europe’s great agricultural areas, its immense plains and rolling hills producing much of Italy’s wine and olive oil, vast quantities of ...