Puglia
Noun
Meaning
a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Examples
Because I would like to return down south to my relatives, I decided to go earlier," said one student, Roberto Pagliara, who moved up a planned Tuesday departure for his hometown of Puglia in southern Italy.
Four other regions border Campania; Lazio to the northwest, Molise to the north, Apulia (Puglia) to the northeast and Basilicata to the east.
In the 17th century Matera was handed over to the Orsini and then became part of the Terre d'Otranto di Puglia.
The poor fashion industry, already battered, is valiantly carrying on — Christian Dior held its Resort collection this week in a piazza in Puglia, in front of Italian locals on their balconies and VIPs watching online.
Carofiglio is a lawyer (avvocato), past member of the Senate in Italy, and a former anti-Mafia prosecutor in Bari, a port on the coast of Puglia in southern Italy – so already you know this story is going to be good if only Carofiglio can write.
You'll meander through the untouristed Puglia and Basilicata regions, followed by the must-see historic sites at Paestum and Pompeii, the jaw-dropping vistas of the Amalfi Coast, and the untamed energy of Naples.