Bari is the largest city and the capital of the Puglia region in southern Italy. A captivating port city, Bari boasts charming buildings weathered by centuries of history, lively streets with ...

This sun-drenched southern region offers the best of Italy with fewer crowds—at least in the off-season. At a hotel like Le Alcove in Alberobello, you can sleep in a trullo, a cozy, cocoon-like ...

Travelers tend to visit Italy for its food, history, landscape and culture rather than its beaches. Sometimes, like in the Puglia region down in the country’s heel, all three come together magically.

For those who feel priced out of expensive, privatized seaside clubs in Italy, elaborate lunch spreads feel like the last bastion of good spirits. By Emma Bubola Reporting from Bari, Italy At 1 p.m.