Puglia

While on the rise in recent years, Puglia is still a relatively undiscovered destination for foreign visitors. Italians, though, have known for a very long time that the region stretching across the heel of the country’s boot is a perfect mix of everything that there is to love about Italy: breathtaking beaches, excellent food and centuries of history in every stone.

Puglia, in southern Italy, is an excellent spot to pick if you’re looking for a vacation that is going to satisfy both parents and kids.

Pugliaexemplifies everything that is seductive about Southern Italy. Its dramatic beachesare lapped by two luridly turquoise seas. The light-dappled woods of thePromontorio del Garganoshift to rolling countryside blanketed in almond and olive groves. In snug whitewashed villages, lazy lunches are washed down with prized regional vino and capped off with local pastries.

It’s hard to sum up the kaleidoscope of territories, ecosystems, and rhythms of life that make up Puglia.

Sometimes called the “heel of Italy,” Puglia doesn’t draw as many foreign travelers as other coastal areas of Europe’s playground.

It’s hard to believe thatPugliaonce played second fiddle to the likes ofTuscany.