Where are the tourists? Best of Puglia, Italy Travel Guide | Newstates in Italy Ep. 7

Charming coastal cliffside towns, teal water & incredible food! Come along as we road trip from the Adriatic coast to the Ionian Sea in the less-traveled Puglia region of Italy.
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0:00 Intro
1:10 Leaving Bari and starting our Puglia Road Trip
1:37 Snacks at Lidl (our favorite!)
2:16 Polignano a Mare
4:20 Wanderlog - trip planning platform
5:35 Savelletri
6:30 Road trip snack FAIL
7:56 Good morning from Lecce, Italy
8:40 Grotta della Poesia
10:30 Ancient phallic art - follow ‪@TravelBeans‬
11:39 Climbing into the Grotto
12:18 Grotta di San Cristoforo
14:45 Torre Sant'Andrea
15:54 Driving to the Ionian Sea
16:21 Sunset in Gallipoli
17:55 What is Apertivo?
18:58 Preview of Next Week
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[@christinehickey9301]

exotic yellow trumpet vine thank you for the great video

[@pglen6042]

Another great, entertaining video, very picturesque, historic area you took us through. Flavorful, too! Thank you.

[@NewstateNomads]

So much natural beauty there! You're welcome, glad you enjoyed this one! ❤-Katelyn

[@shellybreaux7633]

Those yellow flowers you were wondering about are angels trumpets. Just love watching you explore Italy. It’s on my bucket list!

[@NewstateNomads]

Oooo! Thank you for letting us know. They sure are beautiful 😍 so glad you're enjoying Italy! We have a few more episodes to come!

[@thedude579]

I love puglia. My favourite triangle spans from Polignano, Monopoli, Savelletri, Ostuni, down to Brindisi and Lecce and across to Gallipoli. Affordable accomodation, beautiful beaches, great food and wine as well as friendly and happy people.

[@olgasampis9745]

What cities did you stayed over. If you can share. I stayed in monopoli, centro storico

[@thedude579]

@@olgasampis9745 I am staying in Ostuni since the 1990s but have explored the rest and am still exploring.

[@olgasampis9745]

@@thedude579 how nice. I went there I did all the lap around. Do You work there as a foreigner? I went by nardo, but those places get emptied in the winter

[@thedude579]

@@olgasampis9745 You are right, the modern tourist places die down in winter, but in puglia even in winter there is still a lot of local-life left in the old towns and villages.

[@olgasampis9745]

@@thedude579 yes, do you see an increase number of expats buying property there.? My dream is to have something there one day soon.

[@RockyFriz]

Bellisimo! Loved this episode!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much Rocky! The drone shots really speak for themselves, incredible natural beauty! ❤-Katelyn

[@user-ij8hg7tn7d]

minute 7:11 you taked the "pane arabo" (arabic bread), there is written above, and the pizzetta is a little pizza that you could find below the writing lol

[@TasteofRetirement]

Another beautiful episode! Thank you!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thank you guys! So glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Whiskers_and_paws]

Great video! Those Lidl shoes 😂 Love Lidl though. The views from the cliffs - mozzafiato! 🥰

[@NewstateNomads]

HAHA, the shoes were cracking me up! Luckily.. there just wasn't enough room in our suitcase for those... DARN! 😂

[@annmarieaspromonte1086]

From Wikipedia: "The Adriatic or Apulian Plate is a small tectonic plate carrying primarily continental crust that broke away from the African Plate along a large transform fault in the Cretaceous period. The name Adriatic Plate is usually used when referring to the northern part of the plate. This part of the plate was deformed during the Alpine orogeny, when the Adriatic/Apulian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate."

[@iamfaithfullyhis]

Just beautiful! Thank you!🥰

[@NewstateNomads]

So glad you enjoyed it!!! Thanks so much for always watching! ❤-Katelyn

[@awish13]

Omg that pizza bread sounds and looks amazing! 🍕😋

[@reycosep5916]

Best travel in Italia ❤

[@alamedadanceparty]

Just discovered Travel Beans and your channel. Love you both! Doing some research for a 1 week trip to Brindisi in September. Thanks for your helpful content!

[@NewstateNomads]

Oh awesome! Travel Beans are great, hoping our paths cross this summer here in the USA. Have a great time in Brindisi, it's a PERFECT time of year weather and crowds-wise. So glad you're along for the journey! 👍 -Howard

[@kimproffer695]

So beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@marianosimonetti8444]

I will go to Puglia in april 2022, your suggestions are very nyce and important for my trip. Thanks !

[@NewstateNomads]

Mariano, glad to hear it was helpful! Hope you have a great time, and please let us know what you think of Puglia (and other recommendations) after your trip! Thanks for watching. 👍 -Howard

[@robert.p.k]

German food from Lidl😩 Super movie

[@ericvaneck4296]

All the places you two have gone, you will want to go back and show your kids all the places you loved to go and see.

[@NewstateNomads]

Hey Eric! We would love to be able to do that, it's so fun essentially having a video diary of our lives! Haha :) -Katelyn

[@gerhardfehners5480]

Hi guys. Thanks for the great videos, which are both informative and interesting. We are visiting Puglia later this year and will be discovering the region by car. We have travelled extensively and love to discover as lone tourists...so a lot in common with you 🙂. When we hired a car when travelling in Tuscany we found it problematic...much more so than anywhere else in the world we had travelled to. Compared to a lot of other developed countries the road signs are always in Italian with no sub language. As we do not speak Italian (we always attempt to speak and get to know the local language) we were always very aware of ensuring we parked in a permitted zone and tried to avoid travelling down restricted (residents only) roads...particularly where there was no Italian sign to attempt to translate just a local graphic sign. We failed, returning home to the UK to a nice driving fine (we had hit a restricted zone without realising 😞). We would be grateful for any advice/information you can give as regards driving in Puglia and particularly when we enter towns to park etc. We wonder if we should leave the car at our various regional bases (hotels, B&B) and take public transport (Train/buses etc) to the towns and villages (centre of)...but doing that seems to be counter intuitive when paying to hire a car. Any help you can give guys would be appreciated. Keep well and safe travelling. "Diolch yn fawr" from Wales.

[@luctessier3412]

We are on the same boat, taking our RV from Tuscany to Puglia next month

[@carolynknisely2383]

Awesome!!!!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks Carolyn!

[@peterg.newton3257]

Gotta say that your film quality is superb!

[@NewstateNomads]

Peter, thank you SO much! That means the world to us! ❤-Katelyn

[@edrumsas5420]

Very cool. Safe travels. Cheers

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much, Ed!

[@shannonalward217]

Love the Wanderlog idea!! I need to check that out! Puglia looks amazing! I think the most disappointed I have ever seen you guys was when you tried that pizzetta thing and it was just bread! 😭💖🍕

[@NewstateNomads]

Yes! It's been awesome for helping us plan out trips and create companion maps for our guides. Let us know what you think when you try it! Puglia is so darn beautiful. And yes... hahaha the disappointment was real. SO funny!

[@danieledigregorio5426]

It's sad that you guys didn't check out the gargano coast which is beautiful as the all pleaces shown on this video. An also much more to see in inland area of pre appennino.

[@goodphone156]

Beautiful

[@fernandacordeiro3608]

Hi guys, love your videos! We are going to Puglia this coming September 22 and have taken notes of all your tips! Thanks for sharing your experience. Can I ask what car rental you used and if you have any specific tips pls? Thanks!

[@David-jo4gt]

Go to south Florida during the winter and you will believe the story about Florida breaking away from New York. Great video thank you again for all your hard work.

[@NewstateNomads]

Haha, you aren't wrong! 😂 Aww you're welcome, David! Thank you so much for watching! -Katelyn

[@lovelyzqhe]

Hi! Greeting from Jakarta, Indonesia. I just joined your channel and watched some of your videos. Very informative and entertaining👍🏻

[@NewstateNomads]

Hello Liske!! So glad you found us! Thank you for watching :) ❤-Katelyn

[@anthonymiksak1732]

The hanging flowers in the garden in Savelletri are datura .... very common here in California.

[@chrishoward4546]

Nicely done

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks Chris!

[@bourdon845]

Cool

[@tarac5137]

The people in the water must be European snowbirds! Thanks for the Wanderlog tip. I’m just about to start planning a trip with friends, this seems a good way to collaborate and keep organized. ✌🏻

[@NewstateNomads]

Exactly!🥶🤣 They thought it was warm. And you're welcome! We've found it to be a great and helpful too. You'll have to let us know what you think!!

[@syravlog6310]

Beautiful view stay safe Sir and ma'am

[@NewstateNomads]

Thank you so much!

[@olgasampis9745]

The 2017 too. We were there the day after

[@tlacorp.3813]

That area of Italy is popular with other Italians on vacation.

[@NewstateNomads]

Yep! That's what the thumbnail of the video says ☺️ and we can see why, it's so beautiful.

[@larrydemonte2218]

Born in Puglia,,now that I’m retired I plan to stay for a month every year

[@probashirtv1422]

Nice 👍 ❤

[@gregap8282]

You two are so cute and funny together. Happy travels. New subscriber

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much Greg! 🥰🙌 Glad you found us!!

[@karppadiem7014]

Was the bread salami flavored at least? 😄 It was so cool that the B&B allowed you to at least go somewhere and get bfast. ❤ The grottos in Roca were spectacular as were all of the drone shots. I was wondering if you had brought the drone because on some of the other vids you only used a few shots and I wasn't sure if those shots were just part of tourist info on the regions. 👍 Photos with no tourists in the shot are the best. ❤❤ Do people speak English in the tourist areas or are you ordering from food places and such by the 'point at what you want' method? Thanks for sharing this beautiful country and all of the travel tips. 💕 -Troy & Aimee

[@christineciocco4507]

🤣 The Stuffed pizza episode was hysterical. What a let down, when you're expecting one thing and get another. But, hey I bet that was good bread regardless.

[@NewstateNomads]

We were dying laughing by the end of it 🤣 what can ya do! Someone pointed out that the label was for the bin BELOW what I picked hahaha but yes, still very good bread!

[@wellaciccio2362]

😂ye that is pane arabo - it is great for panini. I guess they did not change the label when you were picking it up because it is obvious for a locals. great vlogs btw

[@azultraveler]

Hi. Just came across your channel because I was looking to see how to manage getting around the Puglia area without a car. However, it seems you need one. Any recommendations on which car company and where (I think you said Bari), but would it be more economical to rent elsewhere? Also, did you drop the car off back at point of pick-up? BTW, love the relaxed meandering vibes you both have about this trip through Puglia.

[@NewstateNomads]

Jules, thanks so much and great question! We actually picked up the car at the train station in Naples since we planned to end our driving route there as well. It was through Budget/Avis. You can certainly find car rentals in other towns, I believe we mention Bari in the episode. The trains do run along the coast, so it is possible to explore those areas, but I would still recommend picking up an inexpensive car for a few days to discover the interior. Thanks for watching and hope you'll continue on the journey with us! 👍 -Howard

[@mudandinkteaching]

Okay - so when we were in Germany we went to a similar grocery store with the self serve bread. Why has the US not caught on to this?! Also we were laughing so hard about the salami bread that we hit rewind - I think the label was for the shelf BELOW!! 😂😂. The label above your bread says “panno” and was only 0.29. Mystery solved!! And now we know for our upcoming trip! Love you guys ❤️❤️

[@NewstateNomads]

They do have Lidl in some states here in the US and it's great. Not quite the same selection as Italy haha but it's a start! And omg I think you're right! I should have paid more attention 🤣🤣🤣 I was just so excited. It definitely made for some funny content. Thanks so much for solving the mystery!🙌❤️

[@yurimoggio]

Yes you took "pane arabo", that is just a kind of bread, but you paid it like a "pizzetta al salame" (little pizza with salami), which was on the shelf below... You can get scammed in Italy but definitely not at LIDL 😂

[@Davearmstrong42]

I’d pay for advice on driving the southern public area. It will be my first driving in Italy. Loooove your channel!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks, Dave! ♥️ In answer to your question, our next guide will be out soon for Italy (joining Mexico and Alaska), which will include planning, booking train tickets, rental cars, itinerary, all the stops we made and activities along the way. When are you planning your road trip in Italy?

[@Davearmstrong42]

@@NewstateNomads we are doing a week in Venice as we usually do then flying to Bari to grab a rental close to Oct 1… then driving to Matera. After that, we will loop south through Taranto, following the coast mostly back around to Bari. That’s the working plan. Road trip is about 8-9 days

[@Davearmstrong42]

@@NewstateNomads I look forward to it. I am presently watching the Bari episode! I can't wait until we are there.

[@pglen6042]

Lots of tricky walking areas. I'd have to keep looking at my feet, lol.

[@NewstateNomads]

Haha, OH YES! I wore the wrong shoes!

[@danielsaezv]

Really, pastries, breads, and snacks from the gas station? You really haven’t left America, lol! Greetings from Illinois!

[@bernardbarry447]

If you haven’t eaten from a gas station in Italy, you’ll be shocked at how good it can be.

[@davemaurer9709]

I hope you are feeling better Kaitlyn.

[@NewstateNomads]

Thank you Dave! I am 🥰

[@JanisGagliardi]

What’s the best way to get from Rome to Bari in the Puglia region

[@thedude579]

Try some panzerrotti in places like "Tony Bar" in Fasano. You will have stuffed bread until you are stuffed. Beware though, they are very hot inside and do not come with a warning printed on them.

[@johnjunge6989]

Some sandstone, but looked like a little limestone. Limestone formed from dead fish, and other crustaceans. Sandstone is from old beaches basically, beach sand!

[@ashourtalia7016]

Did you skip Santa Maria di leuca which is where the Adriatic and Ionian seas come together

[@cathyk2093]

❤️

[@traciramirez4639]

In you opinion is renting a car a must in Puglia? If so is it easy to drive there (as opposed to Florence, Rome etc with speed zones)?

[@NewstateNomads]

Hi Traci! We would say yes, just because it's a more rural area and there aren't the same options for getting around like in the bigger cities. And yes, driving was much easier there. There are a few restrictions, like driving in the ZTL's inside of Bari and some of the older cities. But we found it very doable!

[@traciramirez4639]

@@NewstateNomads thanks for the reply. I Was hoping to avoid a car altogether by taking local trains but I am realizing there are probably not taxis to get you to these beautiful destinations you visited along the coast?!?

[@jimgunther3378]

Those alcoves (Christoforo Grotto) "LOOK" like burial chambers. I have no real knowledge but, there are very similar carved openings along the ruins in Argrigento (Sicily). Can't recall whether they Carthaginian or Greek or Pagan.

[@sarahsherman6247]

Can I ask what car company you used to rent a car? Thank you!

[@katharbro]

i want those LIDL sneakers

[@ezgiozyavuz]

👏🥰

[@valeriapauerova9283]

Do you need GPS with a rental or iPhone maps work fine?

[@NewstateNomads]

Valeria, we used Google Maps exclusively to get around, no issues at all! 👍 -Howard

[@valeriapauerova9283]

@@NewstateNomads I got one more question for you guys. Where did you rent a car and did you book ahead? Thank you 😊

[@bigjimslade6250]

Who Dey Howard!

[@NewstateNomads]

Ohhh yes! 🏈🐯 So excited!

[@NigelBN1]

Really enjoyed learning more about Puglia, and especially the interesting coast rock formations and grottos. Just an fyi which you probably already know. Gallipoli (the Turkish one) is a place with massive resonance for many folk whose grandparents and greatgrandparents fought there in WW1, perhaps most especially folk from Australia / NZ. No reason for you to dwell on it because it's not the same place, but some acknowledgement might have been nice. SE Italy has a lot of Turkish influences dating back several centuries (eg the Trulli), so that probably explains the name being the same. Keep travelin'!

[@FedeDiver1]

Gallipoli got its name from ancient Greeks as it was part of the Magna Grecia (the pre-roman Greek colonies in South Italy) and probably so did the one in Turkey…and I wouldn’t say that there are Turkish influences there, but rather Byzantine, which was a different culture and historical period…there is no documentation that connects trulli to Turkey either, it’s mostly speculation

[@thessa-gr5910]

@@FedeDiver1 always everywhere Turkish takes from others

[@dougzitek2358]

The food I saw you folks eating was gross.. I hope I’ll find amazing food to eat .. That is part of what I love about Italy.. Had to change the channel.. yikes .. melt in your mouth food .. where is that please 😂

[@GMltd]

Guys the “pizzette sfoglia con salame” were those underneath 😂😂😂 that one was “pane arabo” and I hope you have paid for what it was as the price was 0.29 lol. Bear in mind when you see the word “pizza” or “pizzetta” (small pizza), it means the toppings are only on top indeed. Those which are stuffed are “calzone” or “panzerotto” which most of the time is no gonna look that white and empty like those bread rolls you have taken by mistake. Small tips to “survive” in Italy 😂 Enjoy!!!

[@lbunnygordon1133]

I wont ve going in a car will bus work as got put of by seeing always late...

[@linabonar3647]

How I really like the video.but I must correct that vieste is not the heel of Italy,it’s in the spur of Italy. How do I know I’m from vieste. My dad was born and raised in vieste . It’s my home town in Italy.. even though I was born in Ontario Canada

[@atoz3570]

Apertivo is not free food

[@LizA-xh9jp]

Love your video and content. Why do you guys play music in the background. It is so hard to focus on you and your words. Ditch the music.

[@dougjohnson3494]

Italian marketing also known as the great Italian bread scam... 😂 "Wheres the beef" ? Lol 🤟

[@NewstateNomads]

🤣🤣🤣 at least the bread was delicious!

[@itamemorabilia1805]

Italy takes full advantage of only the centre-north of the country in terms of tourism. While the south is much less visited. And paradoxically, the south is the best part. There has always been a problem of poor management in the south. If it had been managed for example by Spain (a master country of movida organization) we would be talking about mass tourism, youth, just like Ibiza or Palma de Mallorca.

[@groovy65baby]

Then it is well managed! Imagine losing this beauty to another Ibiza or giant beach hotels

[@rulogiu]

sbagliato. La regione più visitata per l'estate 2022 è stata la puglia, poi emilia romagna, toscana e sicilia. Centro-nord di cosa esattamente?

[@wade2922]

Disappointed The Newstates did not cliff dive....😉

[@goodboy65]

Arab Bread 0.29 euro, Pizzetta 1.68 euro ( it was in the lower shelf right under arab bread) 😂🍕🍕🍕 sh*t happens

[@mschneider718]

"Where are the tourists?" LOL - you realize in non-COVID era those places are mobbed even off season in october

[@NewstateNomads]

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[@Thesaltymedic36]

Some Italian guy carved that and is still laughing about it. 🍆 😂 Do Mo 🤖😁

[@NewstateNomads]

HAHA, right?! Cracked us up, that definitely took some effort for sure! Glad you caught Howard's little do mo song 😂

[@Thesaltymedic36]

@@NewstateNomads apparently we are on the same wave length 😂

[@goodboy65]

You read the wrong label you ate ARAB BREAD instead PIZZETTA You must read the upper label not the lower label. And you paid for pizzetta not for arab bread maybe it was cheaper.

[@NewstateNomads]

You're 100% right, and we're still sad about it. 😂 Thanks for watching, and hope you'll continue on the journey with us. 👍-Howard

[@cstanleyhns]

Advertising out me off 👍

[@NewstateNomads]

Aw that's too bad because it's actually a great FREE planning tool that we use for all our travels. And how you can access this entire route and all the stops. 😉 But thanks for watching anyways! 🙌

[@experidigm447]

Nice video but spare us from looking at Lidl junk. German supermarkets with imitation Italian foods. Only someone with zero palate and knowledge could get there. An Italian would go to a bar or pastry shop or have breakfast at home.