Puglia
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsCorso Vittorio Emanuele II, in the centre of Ostuni. To park once and explore the white town on foot, morning and evening.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →A 15th-century tower in Lecce. For those who want to sleep in a historic building before a day in baroque Lecce.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →Via Conversano, in Polignano a Mare, on the rocks above the sea. A 4-star hotel for seeing the old town and its cliffs in the evening, after the day's excursions.
€170 a nightSee on Booking →Via Fiorentini, in Matera's Sasso Barisano. A cave hotel with a spa for those who want a little comfort after a day in the lanes of the sassi.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →Via San Potito, in Matera, near the cathedral, in a 16th-century palazzo. For those who want the upper town and both sassi on foot.
€170 a nightSee on Booking →Via Luigi Zuppetta, in Bari's Umbertino district, near the station. For those arriving by train who pick up the car the next day.
€65 a nightSee on Booking →Via Don Luigi Guanella, in Poggiofranco, on the outskirts of Bari. A budget option for an arrival night, when the car matters more than the city centre.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →Piazza Ferdinando IV, on the main square of Alberobello. A 3-star hotel for visiting the trulli early in the morning or in the evening, without the crowds of the day trips.
€85 a nightSee on Booking →Corso Mazzini, in Ostuni, at the foot of the white town. A simple hotel for walking up into the old town and heading out to the coast by car.
€80 a nightSee on Booking →Via San Giovanni Vecchio, in Matera's Sasso Barisano. An inexpensive cave hotel for sleeping in the sassi and exploring them as evening falls.
The sassi are explored on foot, through lanes and stairways: bring luggage that is easy to carry.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →In Savelletri, in the municipality of Fasano, between the coast and the trulli. A resort for those who want a quiet base to explore by car.
€650 a nightSee on Booking →A fortified masseria in Savelletri, in the municipality of Fasano. For those who want Puglia's traditional farmhouse rather than a city hotel.
€480 a nightSee on Booking →Via Civita, in Matera's Sasso Barisano. Cave rooms for those who want to sleep in the very rock of the old town.
€350 a nightSee on Booking →Via Scipione Petrarolo, at the very top of Ostuni's old town. A boutique retreat for those who want the white lanes in peace, once the car is parked.
€350 a nightSee on Booking →Via Rondachi, in Otranto, near the cathedral. A 5-star hotel for the last stop in the Salento, with the old town and the seafront on foot.
€320 a nightSee on Booking →