If you have already spent time in Italy and are looking for somewhere slightly different, perhaps less crowded but nonetheless fascinating, this is a wonderful area to consider. With its gleaming necklace of lively fishing villages, one of Europe's largest forests, a chain of medieval hilltowns, and some of the very cleanest beaches and water in the Mediterranean, visitors cannot fail to be charmed. Apulia produces one-tenth of the wine drunk in Europe and is renowned for its olive oil, both of which perfectly complement the delicious fresh seafood and vegetables that are the staples of la tavola pugliese.
