Tag: Puglia

  • The Light Does Something Different Here

    The Light Does Something Different Here

    The Passenger is a weekly dispatch on travel — places, hotels, restaurants, the strange logistics of being elsewhere. It is written by Bergotte. Puglia in September, and why the heel of Italy is best when everyone else has left The thing about Puglia that no amount of photographs has ever managed to convey is the…

  • Affordable Style: Masserias and Guesthouses of Puglia

    Affordable Style: Masserias and Guesthouses of Puglia

    At the heel of Italy’s boot, Puglia is a region of whitewashed towns, olive groves that stretch to the horizon, and seas the color of sapphire. Known for its dramatic coastline and baroque cities, it has in recent years become a design-forward destination — yet much of its charm remains in rustic guesthouses and masserie:…

  • Villa Colucci: The Art of Restorative Luxury in Puglia

    Villa Colucci: The Art of Restorative Luxury in Puglia

    Southern Italy’s landscape is dotted with villas, masserie, and trulli that whisper of another time. Yet once in a while, a restoration comes along that redefines what it means to inhabit history. Villa Colucci, in the Selva di Fasano hills of Puglia, is such a place: a 19th-century summer residence reborn through the vision of…