Slow town
Cisternino
Valle d'Itria
One of Italy's 'Borghi più Belli' — a maze of whitewashed alleys and hidden piazzas, famous for bombette grilled to order in the macellerie.
Wander
Tours & Sightseeing
The experiences and places that define a trip to Valle d'Itria — UNESCO villages, sea caves, masseria stays and the day trips worth taking.
Slow town
Locorotondo
Valle d'Itria
A perfect circle of whitewashed houses crowned by pointed cummerse roofs, surrounded by vineyards of the celebrated Locorotondo DOC.
Experience
I Pastini — Vineyard Visit & Wine Tasting
Martina Franca
A guided walk through native vineyards of Minutolo, Bianco d'Alessano, Verdeca, Primitivo and Susumaniello at this family-run winery, followed by a cellar tour and a tasting of their Valle d'Itria wines paired with taralli, friselline with EVO oil and cherry tomatoes, olives and dried broad beans.
Family
Zoosafari Fasanolandia
Fasano
The second-largest wildlife park in Europe — drive through lions, giraffes and zebras on a safari loop, then hit the rides at the adjacent Fasanolandia amusement park.
Hilltop town
Ostuni, La Città Bianca
Ostuni
A cascade of whitewashed houses crowned by a Gothic cathedral. Sunset from the city walls is unforgettable.
Experience
Frantolio D'Amico — Olive Oil Tour & Tasting
Ostuni
A family-run frantoio welcomes you under a thousand-year-old olive tree for a guided tour of both traditional and modern extraction methods, ending with an expert-led tasting of extra-virgin olive oils paired with bread, friselline and cherry tomatoes — plus wines from their Terrabona estate on request.
Must-see
Trulli of Alberobello
Alberobello · UNESCO
Wander the cone-roofed alleys of the Rione Monti and Aja Piccola at dawn — before the day-trippers arrive — for the magical empty-streets shot.
Adventure
Grotte di Castellana
Castellana Grotte
Three kilometres of underground caverns full of stalactites, including the breathtaking white-alabaster Grotta Bianca.
Coastal icon
Polignano a Mare
Adriatic coast
Cliff-perched houses above turquoise water and the famous Lama Monachile cove. Pair with artisan gelato at Irvi's Gelateria.
Day trip
Matera Day Trip
Basilicata
Two hours west: the cave city of Matera, a UNESCO site that doubled as ancient Jerusalem in countless films. Best at golden hour.