And so the four of us arrived in Puglia, hungry to taste everything the region had to offer. A trek for bread Finding the bread wasn’t easy. Ambling through stony white hill towns, we’d see a bakery ...

At the top of the list noted in asterisks is the Jewish Museum in Lecce. I’m surprised with the recommendation as I never indicated that I am Jewish. Perhaps it’s just our middle-aged Jewish vibe. A ...

Nestled in the southern part of Italy, forming the iconic “heel” of the boot, Puglia offers an unforgettable trip through millennia of history, breathtaking natural wonders, and a delicious food scene ...

LECCE, Italy (AP) — It was a scene straight out of “The Godfather.” On the night of Feb. 1, a bloody goat head with a butcher’s knife through it was left on the doorstep of Judge Francesca Mariano’s ...

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles is expanding its partnership with Italy’s Apulia Film Commission on InFocus: Puglia, a showcase of new short films hailing from the country’s southern Puglia region. NFMLA, ...

Italy had always existed in my imagination as a three-city loop: Rome for pasta, Florence for steak, Venice for atmosphere.

Travelers tend to visit Italy for its food, history, landscape and culture rather than its beaches. Sometimes, like in the Puglia region down in the country’s heel, all three come together magically.

The last time I was in Puglia four years ago, it was palpable that this eastern heel of Italy bordering on both the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas, was quickly acquiring a reputation for being a region ...