“It’s true! It’s true! The crown has made it clear.
The climate must be perfect all the year.”
In case you didn’t recognise the quote it is from the immortal song, Camelot. Whilst Puglia cannot lay claim to a perfect climate unless you are one of those who thrive on hot and sunny year-round, it is perhaps as close as it can get. With a long, hot and sunny summer and a mild winter, a touch of spring between and no real autumn it is, for us, about as perfect it gets.
So when should you plan to visit Puglia? We are often asked when is the best time to visit Puglia. The short answer is anytime. Personal preferences need to be taken into consideration. Do you like a hot and sunny holiday, to relax and chill on the beach by the pool? Then mid-June through to the end of August is for you. Do you want to explore the area with days out combined with beach and pool relaxation days? If so consider May to the middle of June and September.
Puglia and the Salento are fabulous destinations for long, lazy summer holidays but how about an autumn break? Try Puglia in October. Some of our regular summer guests who have become firm friends visit us every year for the last week of October. It’s become a holiday for us, after the end of the main summer…
March 8 is International Women’s Day, or simply Women’s Day – Festa della Donna. So how is it celebrated in Italy? Although Women’s Day started in the USA in 1909 when it was designated as a day to honour the garment workers’ strike in New York. It wasn’t until 1911. after a horrific fire in…
Why should you spend Easter in Puglia? The mild temperatures make it a perfect time to really get out and about and see Puglia. Explore the olive groves, the marine reserves, the beautiful historic town centres – think Ostuni, Otranto, Gallipoli, Bari, Monopoli; but also the less well known such as Oria or Mesagne and…
No visit to Puglia is complete without a speciality tour designed by YLTour just for us. We encourage all our guests to take a tour to discover things about Puglia that they would not find alone. Several times a year we accompany friends and guests on a day out that has been designed to show…