There Puglia it is confirmed as a region between the most beautiful and loved in Italy among vacationers. This is what emerges from a survey carried out by vamonos-vacanze.it – the Italian tour operator specializing in group travel – on a sample of 2 thousand subscribers to the community.
Users were invited to draft a ranking of the most beautiful regions in Italy and they elected Puglia as diamond tip of the Bel Paese.
82% of those interviewed have already visited itbut for 65% of them Puglia remains at the top of your favorite destinations and is a probable destination for a next trip.
For half of those interviewed by vamonos-vacanze.it Puglia recalls the unmistakable scent of the seawhile for one user in three the Heel of Italy is synonymous with picturesque viewscountryside surrounded by trulli And farms.
Among the cities at the top of the desires there are Lecce, Alberobello And Gallipolifollowed by Ostuni, Vieste, Santa Maria di Leuca, OtrantoAndria for Castel del Monte And Peschici.
AND Lino Banfiinstead, the Apulian character who immediately comes to mind if you think of Puglia. Immediately followed by Checco Zalone and by an icon of Italian music such as Domenico Modugno and his Polignano a mare.
Puglia, however, is in the minds of Italians also thanks to the films: “I’m not afraid” by Gabriele Salvatores, “The earth” by Sergio Rubini, “My brother is an only child” by Daniele Lucchetti, “I fall from the clouds” by Gennaro Nunziante and “The widow of the trullo” by Franco Bottari are the ones most remembered by those interviewed. The typical event par excellence is, however, the Taranta night which surpasses in popularity the Putignano Carnivalthe feast of Saint Nicholas and the Levante Fair.
From a more “tourist” point of view, the preferences of Vamonos travelers are at the top of the list the trulli of Alberobellorecognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Castellana CavesThe Lecce Cathedral it’s still Castel del Montealso a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The food is also a must: extra virgin olive oil, orecchiette with turnip tops hey taralli conquer the palates of travellers. But there is no shortage of other delicacies such as Altamura breadThe Primitivo wine and the Negramaro. Finally, for desserts, those based on almonds, the cappellate and the struffoli are the most popular.
