Southern Italy
Puglia
White stone, warm sea, unhurried days
Whitewashed towns above a sea that shifts from silver to deep blue. Puglia is masserie behind stone walls, olive groves older than empires, and afternoons with no agenda at all.
The rituals
Morning swim, then figs
The sea before breakfast, still cool and completely yours. Then figs and ricotta in the courtyard while the stone walls warm up.
The white streets at siesta
When the town closes its shutters, the lanes belong to you and the light. Walk slowly; there is nothing to miss.
Dinner in the masseria courtyard
Orecchiette made that afternoon, a chilled local rosato, candles in the fig tree. The night takes its time.
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