Puglia’s popularity with holidaymakers extends to much more than warm sunshine, Mediterranean landscapes and mouth-watering cuisine. Staying at Trullo Panero allows you to explore this region’s famous white towns, which gleem from hilltops throughout the Valle d’Itria. And you’re only one hour from Bari and Brindisi airports.
Alberobello’s trulli are so special, they have Unesco world heritage site status. These limestone houses with conical roofs are unique to the Itria Valley and the earliest sites date back to the Bronze Age. Ancient
trulli houses still stand today, with Trullo Panero a lovely example.
Drive a few kilometres in the opposite direction, and Locorotondo offers another tantalising day out. With a reputation for lace making, wine growing and olive oil, you’re in souvenir-buying heaven. Stroll around the white stone buildings and narrow alleyways before finding a table at a side-street ristorante. Settle in for a cooling glass of Spumante and, appetising antipasti and caciocavallo cheese.
If you fancy a day at the beach, it’s about a thirty-minute drive from Trullo Panero to the sandy beaches along the coast between Monopoli to the north and Brindisi port.
Parco Naturale Regionale Dune Costiere is a protected area of dunes, olive groves and wetlands. Extending out into the Adriatic, a marine reserve teems with sea life between the pretty resorts of Torre Can to Torre San Leonardo; perfect for snorkellers, water sports and boat trips. More family fun and up-close encounters with animals can be found just twenty minutes away at Zoosafari Fasanolandia.