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The official web site for the region of Puglia has information (Italian only) on a variety of government and regional topics. There are collections of links to regional web sites including cities and towns in Puglia. The tourism web site for Puglia has Italian, English, French and German versions and is a very good source of information for travel planning.
The web sites for the provinces of Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce and Taranto (Italian and English) have information on a variety of local topics including some that will be of interest to visitors.
Cities and towns in Puglia: Alberobello, Altamura, Andria, Bari, Barletta, Biccari, Bisceglie, Bitonto, Brindisi, Candela, Carosino, Casamassima, Castellaneta, Castrignano del Capo, Cavallino, Cerignola, Copertino, Corato, Faggiano, Foggia, Gagliano del Capo, Gallipoli, Grottaglie, Laterza, Lecce, Lucera, Manfredonia, Massafra, Mesagne, Molfetta, Monopoli, Monte Sant'Angelo, Monteiasi, Mottola, Nardo, Polignano a Mare, Rodi Garganico, Ruvo di Puglia, San Giovanni Rotondo, San Severo, Squinzano, Taranto, Torremaggiore, Trani, Troia and Vernole.
Le quattro Province has information about Foggia and adjoining provinces in Campania and Molise.
The Padre Pio Church in Foggia is a dramatic modern building that stands in contrast to the many historic cathedrals and churches throughout Italy.
The Italy Weather and Maps site has a very good map of this region as well as local weather reports.
Museums: The Italian Art and Museums web site has a list of museums in this region.
World Heritage Sites: The Castel del Monte in the communes of Andria and Corato and the Trulli of Alberobello in the province of Bari have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The Italian Association of World Heritage Sites has supplementary information (Italian with some English) and a useful map of Italy to assist with planning travel to these sites.
Parks: The Portal for Italian Parks has a list of parks in this region.
Airports: The SEAP-Puglia web site has information (Italian and English) on Bari, Brindisi, Foggia and Taranto airports which offer commercial passenger services.
Route Planning and Maps: The Libero and the Virgilio Network (TuttoCittą) web sites provide maps on line that can be very helpful for travel planning and locating addresses and businesses and services. Enter your choice of city in the "Cittą" field. Go to the route planning and maps page for links to web sites providing route planning services and maps for planning travel and obtaining driving directions in Italy.
Guides: The Blue Guide to Southern Italy