Region of Apulia

flag of Apulia - italy

Apulia (or simply Puglia in Italian) is the "heel" of the Italian boot! Bordering with the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf Taranto in he south. This is were the last scenes of the second Punic War took place.
Apulia has a glorious architecture, particularly in the castles and the churches of the north. The curious trulli houses in central Apulia, the florid Baroque of Lecce and the Levantine atmosphere of its merchant cities complete a picture of an ancient land subject to more influences from outside the Italian peninsula than from within it

Capital Bari
Provinces Bari
Brindisi
Foggia
Lecce
Taranto
Municipalities 258
Area 19366 km2
Population (2004 est.) 4023957
  Climate of Apulia
Month
Average monthly maximum temperature Average daily hours of sunshine Average monthly rainfall
April
10 to 18 6 hrs 47 mm
July
20 to 28 10 hrs 27 mm
October
14 to 21 6 hrs 68 mm
January
6 to 13 4 hrs 61 mm
Regions of Italy