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  1. artemis2 avatar

    RE: Italy for the Nature Lover

    by artemis2 12 May 2012

    Re #7 I must confess that when i've stayed in Abruzzo (one week in a house in a mountain village) i didn't visit any of the beaches of…

  2. sushi75 avatar

    RE: bicycle rentals in the boot of Italy

    by sushi75 06 May 2012

    Hi and welcome. Just to avoid misunderstandings: there is no 'boot of Italy'. Italy (as a whole) is the boot. Puglia is the heel. In…

  3. Aaronmsl avatar

    RE: Road Tripping Around Westen Europe!

    by Aaronmsl 05 May 2012

    Now I'm even more confused. What's the point of crossing the border? To say you've "been" to some country? These days, you don't even…

  4. stevensc4 avatar

    Re: lively small towns of Piedmont/Lombardy?

    by stevensc4 04 May 2012

    Thanks so much to the three of you for help on this subject. My husband and I want to go first to Lago di Maggiore as we like water and…

  5. Helloapulia avatar

    Re: Sunset sailing cruises in Puglia?

    by Helloapulia 03 May 2012

    www.helloapulia.com

  6. Loveitaly avatar

    Re: Sunset sailing cruises in Puglia?

    by Loveitaly 03 May 2012

    Seriously? Yea..I thought I would just take a sailboat from the middle of an olive grove! That was helpful!

  7. neckervd avatar

    RE: Sunset sailing cruises in Puglia?

    by neckervd 01 May 2012

    As Martina Franca is not a coastal town, there will probably be no yacht charter company.

  8. Loveitaly avatar

    Sunset sailing cruises in Puglia?

    by Loveitaly 01 May 2012

    We will be staying with our extended family of 12 for a week in June near Martina Franca. We would love to take everyone on a couple…

  9. siusc avatar

    Southern Italy - advice please

    by siusc 23 April 2012

    Hi, I am planning to visit the southern italy with my wife in June for 2~3 weeks, we plan to get to Rome have a small rental car and…

  10. Helloapulia avatar

    RE: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by Helloapulia 12 April 2012

    this is what i wrote on your other forum. Puglia's coastline is about 500 miles long!!!! There are too many exquisite villages with their…

  11. Helloapulia avatar

    Re: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by Helloapulia 12 April 2012

    from monopoli there's the LENTINI private bus line. you can call them to check out sunday service. http://www2.comune.monopoli.ba.it/www.c…

  12. stevesayskanpai avatar

    RE: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by stevesayskanpai 11 April 2012

    Ok that was probably a silly question. We are getting closer to deciding where to go! 1. Lecce 2. Gallipoli 3. Gallipoli 4. Otranto 5…

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    Re: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by stevesayskanpai 11 April 2012

    Is that good for swimming / a small amount of rain?

  14. neckervd avatar

    RE: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by neckervd 11 April 2012

    Seawater: around 20 degrees centigrade/70 degrees Fahrenheit Air: night 15 degrees, day 24 degrees centigrade average rainfall 34 mm Fahr…

  15. stevesayskanpai avatar

    RE: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by stevesayskanpai 11 April 2012

    Oh I just thought of maybe an obvious question but, will the first week of June be good for beaches in terms of weather? Will it be hot…

  16. peterpan72 avatar

    Re: Lecce Questions

    by peterpan72 11 April 2012

    Yet we were seven days in Salento and we enjoyed very much. We consulted the site on tourism in [Puglia|http://www.turismo-puglia.eu/]…

  17. neckervd avatar

    RE: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by neckervd 11 April 2012

    But be aware that there are very few buses on Sunday http://www.sitasudtrasporti.it/public/tpl/puglia/bari/ORBA707-11E.pdf

  18. Helloapulia avatar

    Re: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by Helloapulia 11 April 2012

    monopoli is a good base. It has a few good sites and is a thriving fishing village so you can get fresh seafood. You can take a bus…

  19. Helloapulia avatar

    RE: A week in Puglia

    by Helloapulia 11 April 2012

    Oh, if you are in lecce, might as well check out Otranto!!! another must-see!

  20. Helloapulia avatar

    Re: A week in Puglia

    by Helloapulia 11 April 2012

    Puglia's coastline is about 500 miles long!!!! There are too many exquisite villages with their own unique character that it's impossible…

  21. dmarkovitz avatar

    Re: Need advice on cycling from Pescara to Rome

    by dmarkovitz 28 March 2012

    Laromagnola, Thanks for the response. It's a really interesting idea. We're starting with about a week in Sicily and then driving to…

  22. laromagnola avatar

    Re: Need advice on cycling from Pescara to Rome

    by laromagnola 28 March 2012

    if you are in Puglia, I would totally recommend cycling the Appian way all the way to Rome. well, nowadays the strada statale 7 doesn't…

  23. antani avatar

    Re: A week in Puglia

    by antani 28 March 2012

    Hi! I wouldn't try to visit the entire Puglia in 1 week, it would be very stressful. You should choose if you want to visit the north…

  24. Abbi80 avatar

    RE: 2 weeks in Italy- help with itinerary please;)

    by Abbi80 27 March 2012

    @ clementis well, I've seen both (lived in Lecce for a year). Florence is amazing...really, but it's also too touristy, especially in…

  25. patti avatar

    Re: A week in Puglia

    by patti 27 March 2012

    We loved Matera and stayed 2 nights. Definitely a must see. Trani is a lovely fishing village. Plenty of delicious seafood meals available.…

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