Perla di Puglia

As a holiday destination, Puglia is still among the unspoiled regions of this world. To have an idea about what to expect during your stay, we gathered some of the most unique facts about this lovely region! did you know that....

• a full menu (starter, main dish, desert) in one of the many, traditional restaurants will cost you around €10 (this includes drinks)
• Perla di Puglia offers Belgian beers like Hoegaarden, Lindemans Kriek and Duvel and local wines from Brancasi, Al Bani Carrisi and Cantine Due Palme. We also provide local dishes for lunch and dinne on request.
• Apulia is the "green leader" of Italy. Nowhere else you will find that many solarpanels, nationwide
• Tuifly, Ryanair and Jetair facilitate direct flights to Brindisi airport, only 20 minutes away B&B Perla di Puglia
• the amount of sun-hours is among the highest in Europe. During winter time, the temperate won't drop underneath 8C
• Ostuni (The white city) grows from 30.000 to 100.000 inhabitants during summer. Various international brands use this city as a setting for their commercial campaigns.
• Apulia's total surface is 19.000 km², total inhabitants is around 4.000.000
• the typical, characteristic trulli houses were first built around 1500 A.D. Nowadays they are listed on UNESCO's world heritage list
• in Apulia, a large number of dialects are being spoken(Foggiano, Barese,Tarantino, Salentino, Arbëreshë and Griko), influences from Sicily, Napels, even Greece are noticeable
• various Italian celebraties are from Apulia: Marco Materazzi, Antonio Cassano (soccer players), Domenico Modugno (composer "Volare" song), Albano Carrisi and Romina Power ("Italo" producers/winery) Carlo Pignatelli (fashion designer) John Turturro (The Big Lebowsky, Transformers), Lino Banfi (comedian) and Diego Abatantuono ("Eccezzziunale... veramente", classic movie)
• Apulia is Italy's main producer of olives, furthermore a large number of top-notch winerys can be visited here
• Pope Benedictus XVI is a frequent user of olive oil "Tenuta Capricella", produced nearby San Vito dei Normanni (B&B Perla di Puglia)
• the 5M tall bronzen statue from Roman times in Barletta is the largest in its kind
• 80% of Europe's pasta's and over 80% of Italy's olive oil is produced in Apulia
• Brindisi was the capital of Italy from 1943 till 1944