The picturesque hilltop town of Ostuni is one of the Italian region of Puglia’s highlights. What’s been missing is a luxury hotel as special as the city but that will change this summer. ByLaurie ...

The new hotel offers a luxury home base in the heart of Puglia, Italy's Valle d’Itria, a short walk from the town of Ostuni. Vista Ostuni is true to its name with magnificent views over fields of ...

Villa Vipp is a family house whose design nods to Puglia’s typical white constructions. Their spartan design is echoed in the one-story minimalist structure. The Dutch designers behind Studiotoff are ...

From sprawling, sun-drenched villas to five-star luxury hotels. Located at the heel of Italy’s boot and fringed by 800 kms of turquoise Adriatic coastline, Puglia is a mosaic of charming towns that ...

Forget what you think you know about Puglia — the trulli, the endless orecchiette, the gorgeous beaches. (Okay, maybe don’t forget them. Just set them aside for now.) I’ve found something even better: ...

White city … Ostuni, Puglia. Photograph: Alamy Beyond Puglia’s crowded hotspots, there are nature reserves, dramatic caves, medieval quarters and several hundred ...

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We cycle back to the hotel in a neat line, spokes whirring, weaving through a patchwork of silver-green olive groves. In flat fields uninterrupted by high-rises or clunky machinery, the odd worker ...