Many of them will point you to their favorite local restaurant and take the time to explain why their towns' panzerotto (fried pastry), tiedda (Bari's famous rice potatoes and mussels dish), or grape variety, are undoubtedly, and incontestably, the best. Still, this might be the best time to sit at a neighborhood cafe, drink an espresso and chat with pugliesi. Some restaurants and hotels close for the season, and public services wind down. You might find yourself without many fellow travelers from November to March. Hotels are more affordable, and the quality of food and services improve, freed from the high-season pressure. This is also an excellent time to venture into the green countryside and taste some of the region's wine and olive oil. Clubs in the Salento area blast music until sunrise music festivals such as Locus and Notte della Taranta bring in musicians from all around the world and town squares fill to celebrate sagre di paese, the much-awaited yearly religious and food fairs.īefore and after the two central summer months, the region's mild climate gives 25☌ (77☏) days as early as April and into October, making it an ideal destination if you are looking for peace, charming towns, and empty crystal-clear waters. Puglia gets hectic during July and August when most Italians get their mandatory summer vacations: hotels are pricey and book up months in advance, beaches are uncomfortably crowded, and it can get scorching hot, with some days heating up past 40☌ (104☏). Cool down along Puglia's coastline in the summer months © Ilias Katsouras jr / Getty Images When to go to Puglia
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