021: If you love seafood and beaches, you’ll love Puglia, Italy

The second part of our Puglia coast series where you’ll learn all about the southern coastal towns of Puglia, including Bisceglia, Molfetta, Giovinazzo, Poliganano A Mare, and Monopoli, Otranto, Leuca, Gollipoli, Porto Selvaggio and one of the world’s most amazing places to take a swim. So put bring your appetites and bathing suits, and join us on this tour of the Puglia coast.

Topics we cover:

Bisceglia fish market

Why fish from the Adriatic tastes better than fish from the Mediterranean

Bisceglia’s old town

The restaurant we found in Bisceglia who’s family has been has been running the same restaurant for 150 years

Their amazing Braciola/Involtini made with horse meat

The port and town of Molfetta

The fishing port and market of Molfetta

The connection of Molfetta and Hoboken

The great shopping centers in Molfetta

The charming seaside town of Giovinazzo

Why the streets are so narrow and winding in Giovinazzo

Polignano a Mare, a amazing town which juts out into the sea

Grotta Palazzese, which is listed as one of the top ten restaurants in the world with a view

The cliff diving in Polignano A Mare

How Polignano A Mare is the home town of Domenico Modugno, who sang Volare

The connection to the statue of in Polignano A Mare and Villa Cappelli

A little about Monopoli

The amazing cathedral at Otranto with a mosaic floor designed all by one monk and alter made with the bones of martyrs

The different kind of beaches in Puglia, rock versus sand

Leuca where the two seas meet, the Mediterranean and Adriatic

Gollipoli with it’s amazing beaches

How Gollipoli is becoming a huge European gay destination

Porto Selvaggio and it’s amazing beach, definitely worth a visit

Porto Cesareo and our impression of it

Just a bit on Taranto and its archeological museum

A swimming hole in Puglia always listed as amazing places to take a swim in the world: Grotta della Poesia, Roca Vecchia, Italy, which is also an important archaeological site.

Some of the products we’re producing right now, including our Plum Conserve and Fig Conserve

The swimming cove at Porto Selvaggio.

The tower view at Porto Selvaggio in Puglia, Italy.

The ancient olive trees found along the coast in southern Puglia.