The region of Puglia is located in the south-east of Italy, at the heel of the boot. The region has a surface area of 19,363 square kilometers with a population of 4,100,000 inhabitants. Puglia is the seventh largest region of Italy. The coast, along the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic sea, is 800 kilometres long.
Bari is its main city but the region also includes the provinces of Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce and Taranto.

The Puglia region is located in the easternmost point of Italy. The territory is primairly composed of flat lands and hills. Puglia is the least mountainous region of Italy (2%).
The Ionic Sea and the Adriatic Sea border Puglia; the region has a Mediterranean climate in the coasts and plains, with dry summers and mild, rainy winters. Mountainous areas and inland areas have continental weather that is very rainy, with snow during the winters. Due to humid winds, the  center of the region is the least rainy.

Puglia is a popular tourist destination due to its beaches, history, art, culture, marvellous natural landscapes, haute cuisine and local artisan products.
The coast of the island, which alternates between rocks and beaches, leaves tourists astonished.
The landscape of this region is always dotted with local fishermen.
Puglia’s economy is based on tourism and agriculture. The region is considered to be Italy’s granary; Puglia has a simple, rustic, delicious cuisine whose fundamental ingredients are vegetables, fish, sea food and extra virgin olive oil.
Influenced by the eastern world, Puglia offers tourists its famous Romanesque cathedral, as well as prickly pear bushes, capers, spectacular caves and rock creeks.
The splendid baroque city of Lecce, with its “trulli” (traditional stone dwellings with conical rooves), and mysterious castles, such as Monte’s octagonal castle, almost contributes to how interesting visitors will find Puglia.