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Apulia map - Italy
REGIONAL CAPITAL: Bari
PROVINCIAL CAPITALS: Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto, Foggia
OTHER INTERESTING PLACES : Promontorio del Gargano: Foresta Umbra and Monte Sant’Angelo; Vieste; Trani; Castel del Monte; the Trulli area: Alberobello, Locorotondo, Martina Franca, Grotte di Castellana; Otranto; Gallipoli; Santa Maria di Leuca; Tremiti Islands
REGIONAL CUISINES:
Puglia is a food and wine lover’s paradise because of the high quality of the fresh produce ( fish, olive oil, grapes, tomatoes, pasta etc.). typical dishes are: lamb and capretto (kid) roasted or grilled with aromatic herbs or in tomato sauce; mussels that are prepared in a variety of ways, for example baked with rice and potatoes; orecchiette: small ear-shaped pasta often served with turnip tops (cime di rapa) or tomato sauce; other common types of pasta are cavatelli and capunti; don’t forget to taste the delicious cheeses such as burrata, stracciatella, mozzarella di bufala and cacioricotta; other typical food are fegatini e salsiccia (meat and sausage), dried tomatoes, aubergines in oil and friselle, the most famous speciality of Puglia. Try the Primitivo di Manduria and Salice Salentino among the wines.
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