Puglia

[smilesandsun]

Hi We're off to Puglia in the summer, never been before. Does anyone have must see or do ideas to offer?

thx :)

We loved Lecce and driving down the coast. we stayed in a trulli which was fun! Generally a lovely part of Italy in which to chill out and eat lots of ice cream. Beware the delicacy orriechette - lambs ear pasta. It's really chewy - almost uncooked! I didn't learn my lesson and ordered it 3 times in 1 week! Right must get back to packing - fly tomorrow!!

thanks Musical shall most certainly be avoiding that dish! :)

Alberobello is amazing!

Like Fairyland.

Went there for our honeymoon.

They eat potato bread in that region which is quite stodgy but great.

The trullis are fantastic,in Alberobello, well worth a visit.
Also the Castellana caves. A mare to get to without a car though.
Food wise... Gawd... Where do I start?
The calzone is brilliant. The coffee. The olives and the olive oil. The icecream. Buratta di Andria, which is a soft very fresh cheese. Ciceri e tria( tagliatelli with chickpeas, in Puglia tagliatelli are called tria. They're big on dialects around there). And the tarallis are amazing, it's like a prezel, I consume industrial quantities washed with Peroni, a light really nice beer. They're big on wine there, it is fantastic, but I don't like wine, so can't recommend.

Oh, the orechiettis are great! Never had them cooked in a restaurant though, my mother would have killed me.

thanks all for the great tips :)