Ojala we will be spending three weeks in Puglia in October:
Bari…4 nights
Ceglie…3 nights
Nardo–4 nights
Savelletri (Nearby fancy hotel). about 10 days. (been there several times but not in the last 15 years or so since Rocco Forte took them over; large heated pool is the draw for me)
I’ve been to the region about 4-5 times but not in many years except for recent Basilicata/Gargano foray; we will not go to Matera this time.
Looking for good food, nothing fancy.
Have already booked CIBUS in Ceglie, nothing else so far.
Eager for any and all recommendations for dinners.
We will have a car upon leaving Bari and return car at Bari airport on departure.
Any and all comments great to read; I eat everything and I am especially on the lookout for ricci di mare. (sea urchin). And that famous spaghetti all’ assassina in Bari which I have never tasted. And all good whole fish.
Sounds like a great trip. Cant add more other than what Ive written about
I get the sense that you cant go wrong with any of the Cegli old town places heavily reviewed on Google Maps. I was told many places closed during the pandemic and I’m guessing the strong survived.
What are your plans for Nardo. Explore the town or day trips?
Four nights at hotel in Nardo.
Want to go back to a place we loved in Taviano (snail) but it’s changed names and maybe gotten fancy by now…it’s dropped the dialect name and is now named CASA MARTINA…will check with who I meet around Nardo and get recs.
I adore Santa Maria al Bagno and we had a branzino I still remember 15 years on at ART NOUVEAU. Have not done too much exploration on the Ionian side…but Taviano was a charm back then… IL PURITATE and Gallipoli held less appeal back then but hey–we have a car and a couple of weeks…(I now do all the driving…they should put out a traffic alert on the radio…“erica1 has returned…prepare for slow driving and traffic jams!!”
