PUGLIA: EXPLORING THE HEEL (PART 2)

Hi All,

We spent our first night in Puglia at our new Palazzo in the picturesque, sleepy village of Minervino di Lecce,  in the heel of the Italian boot.

The Minervino di Lecce Town Square (which is really more of a Town Rectangle)

 

The village consists of several homes, a church,

The Church-more about the church a bit later

Puglia: Exploring the Heel (Part 1)

Hi All,

We left Bernalda and Basilicata behind and drove east toward the Puglia region located in the heel of Italy’s boot.

Our route from Bernalda to Minervino di Lecce in Puglia

As we approached the Adriatic Sea, our first stop was at the second UNESCO
World Heritage Sites that we would visit, Alberobello, a “must see” if you like little Hobbit houses.

These small, cylindrical whitewashed homes with cone-shapped roofs are called Trulli (pronounced like “truly”) and they are very cute.  I mean like kitten or puppy cute.