The geographical location of Apulia has a warm climate that gives way to a variety of agricultural and food processing services. This has allowed the people in the area to make a living through agriculture and other cultivating services. In the less agricultural areas of the region, cities were built to focus on industry and production. Footwear, textiles, aerospace, and furniture are just a few of the industrial manufacturers in the area that has given the area opportunities for employment.
The long coastline of the Apulia region has allowed tourism to flourish. This has created an abundance of employment opportunities for those who choose to work in the entertainment and tourism field. The Apulia region of Italy borders Molise to the north. You will also find Campania settled to the west, Basilicata to the southwest, and the Adriatic Sea runs on the east while the Ionian Sea runs southeast. Because Apulia is located on the eastern coast of Italy, many outside influences have had an impact on the region.
There are Greek and Albanian influences that have played a part in the culture of Apulia. Region Puglia Apulia The territory of Puglia also called Apulia in English , is the easternmost region in Italy, a long, narrow peninsula, bordered by two seas, the Ionian and Adriatic, with the longest coastline in the Italian peninsula. Follow Italy Heritage on Facebook. The Territory It is the least mountainous Italian region, mostly occupied by plains and hills, apart from some lower mountains of the Southern Apennine chain and the Gargano promontory, with high, steep cliffs.
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Puglia — Vieste. Puglia — Tremiti. Your Shortlist is empty. Click the heart icon on the villas you love to add them to your Shortlist. From extraordinary new villas to culinary experiences, let us inspire you with our latest news. Puglia provides the heel to Italy's boot and the easternmost tip of the peninsular, almost on the same longitude as Budapest. Covering some 19,km2, it is Italy's 7th largest region out of 20 and its splendid coastline, dotted with some of Italy's finest sandy beaches and azure seas , runs for around km, less only than Sicily and Sardinia.
In the north lies the Gargano peninsula, which, apart from the foothills of the Apennines in the extreme northwest, is the only mountainous area of the region. From there, a large plain extends all the way down to the Valle d'Itria area, whose delightful old towns, including Locorotondo , Alberobello and Martina Franca sit amongst and on top of a series of gently rolling Arcadian hills carpeted with olive groves and vineyards.
Hill-top Ostuni signals the end of the Valle d'Itria, and the beginning of the Salento plain, which continues all the way down to Santa Maria di Leuca , Puglia's southernmost extremity. Thanks to its relative flatness, Puglia has always been an agricultural region, producing, amongst others, olive oil more than any other Italian region , wine, tomatoes, artichokes, aubergines and wheat. In terms of livestock, sheep-farming reigns supreme, a trait that Puglia shares with its near neighbour, Greece.
Fishing, too, is an important part of the economy, as one might expect from a region with such an extensive coastline. To the east is the Adriatic Sea and the Straits of Otranto , across which, just over 70km away, lies Albania and northern Greece. Around the tip of the heel to the west is the Gulf of Taranto with yet more lovely sandy beaches and rocky dive points.
When in Puglia you are rarely far from the sea and it is no coincidence that the region's inhabitants are great seafarers. Yachting and pleasure-boating are popular pastimes as are most watersports.
Indeed, it is the sea, its beaches and its translucent waters that make Puglia such a popular holiday destination not only for Italians but also for a growing number of overseas visitors. Puglia has a population of about 4 million, but less than a quarter of those live in the region's largest towns Bari - pop.
Trulli , gently rolling countryside, olive oil, white wine, capocollo ham, easy access to the beaches of the Adriatic and the Ionian seas, and half a dozen really super, picturesque towns, including Locorotondo , Martina Franca , Cisternino , Ostuni , Ceglie Messapica and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Alberobello : welcome to the Valle d'Itria, one of Puglia's most popular and attractive areas.
Set on a high fertile plain in the centre of Puglia, the Valle d'Itria stretches from Putignano in the north to Ostuni in the south, its wooded slopes, vineyards and endless olive groves punctuated by the coned roofs of trulli , those unique cylindrical constructions that are peculiar to the area.
The valley in Valle d'Itria's name is not a typical valley but rather a Karstic depression that runs between Locorotondo, Cisternino and Martina Franca. This geological phenomenon has also created the fascinatingly beautiful caves of Castellana Grotta, which run for about 3km under the northeastern edge of the Valle d'Itria. The caves of Castellana Grotta offer an excellent, educational and fun day trip with children and there are many more diverting activities for children in the area, including the zoo safari and amusement park at Fasano and the magical old town centre of Alberobello, a trulli wonderland that charms and delights old and young alike.
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