Apulia - Wikipedia
WEBApulia (/ ə ˈ p uː l i ə / ə-POO-lee-ə), also known by its Italian name Puglia (Italian:), is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 square ...
Apulia - Wikiwand
WEBApulia, also known by its Italian name Puglia, is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south.
Apulia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEB(Italian: Puglia; Albanian: Pulia; Ancient Greek: Ἀπουλία) is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is Bari. Its southernmost portion, known as Salento peninsula, has the shape of a high heel on the "boot" of Italy.
Culture of Apulia - Wikipedia
WEBThe culture of Apulia (Italian: Puglia), the region that constitutes the extreme southeast of the Italian peninsula, has had, since ancient times, mixed influences from the West and the East, due to its strategic position near the transition zone …
Apulia - Puglia - Life in Italy
WEBApr 3, 2019 · Apulia consists of rolling plains and gentle uplands, sources of grain and the nation’s largest volumes of wine and olive oil. Apulia’s most prominent geographical feature is the Gargano peninsula, which juts out into the Adriatic like a spur on the boot of Italy.
Puglia | Beaches, Cuisine & Culture | Britannica
WEBMar 9, 2024 · Puglia, regione, southeastern Italy. It extends from the Fortore River in the northwest to Cape Santa Maria di Leuca at the tip of the Salentine Peninsula (the “heel” of Italy) and comprises the provincie of Bari, Barletta-Andria …
Apulia – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBApulia (Italian: Puglia) is a region of Southern Italy. It has 4 million inhabitants and is the easternmost region of the country, reaching a distance of only 72 km (45 miles) from Cape Otranto in the coasts of Albania.
Apulia - Wikitravel
WEBApr 23, 2023 · Apulia (Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy . Regions. Bari. Barletta-Andria-Trani. Brindisi. Foggia. Lecce. Taranto. Cities. Bari (the capital) - the largest city on the Adriatic, with its enchanting old town. Brindisi - important port to reach Albania and Greece. Foggia - the centre of "Tavoliere delle Puglie", near to Gargano.
Castel del Monte, Apulia - Wikipedia
WEBCastel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese: Castìdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's ...
Apuli | Ancient History, Culture & Language | Britannica
WEBApuli, ancient Italic tribe, one of the populations that inhabited the southeastern extremity of the Italian peninsula. The ancients often called this group of tribes Iapyges (whence the geographic term Iapygia, in which “Apulia” [modern Puglia] may be recognized).
Skip to content