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Relax Puglia Limited values its beneficial alliance with home owners, suppliers, support staff and personnel. Together, through our holiday rental management services, we inspire travellers, like us, from around the world, to the southernmost region of Italy, in Puglia, because it is magical, fascinating and unforgettable.
Relax Puglia Limited, operational offices in Cisternino, Puglia (Apulia), has been welcoming visitors to this magical and richly colourful region of Italy and providing Puglia vacation rentals since 2010; providing travellers with an authentic and memorable experience of the local life as well as offering a showcase of holiday villas to rent in Puglia.
"We have had a wonderful time here in Puglia and have especially loved our stay at Villa Perego which is absolutely perfect, we cannot fault it in any way at all. We could quite easily stay here for another week or 2 but unfortunately I didn’t bring enough books 😟
Thanks again for all of your help, we will definitely be recommending Villa Perego.
Oh and we absolutely loved Locorotondo 💕
Enjoy the rest of your Summer x
Peter - Villa Perego (August 2025)"
Relax Puglia provides a range of additional services to make your stay more relaxed, comfortable and enjoyable. On your arrival, we can arrange for a food basket to be waiting for you. Why not spoil yourselves with your own, in-house local chef, or a luxurious massage in the comfort of your villa. We have a wide range of tours and activities to choose from and we can provide transfers and taxis to help you get around.
The Dolce Vita is from coast to coast; from the Adriatic to the Ionian, between Otranto and Gallipoli. If you wish to discover the key to local artisan excellence, include a stopover in one or more of the hamlets and villages that trip along the coastline, topple on the summits of hilltops or make a splash in to the small bays and lagoons.
A selection of articles that explore the region of Puglia: its wonderful countryside and coastline, its rich history, its fascinating culture, its delicious food and wine and, of course, its warm and welcoming people...
The port city of Brindisi has origins in the 3rd century BC (the Magna Grecia period) when the Greeks used it as an entry port. The Romans, seeing the city’s potential, conquered Brindisi and quickly built the Via Appia, designed to transport troops and military supplies to the Empire.
The path had an astounding effect. Because of the route, the city flourished and became an important beacon of naval and military importance. As the population grew to over 100,000 people, the Romans added temples, baths and amphitheatres. Thus, Brindisi became a busy gateway city, which it remains to this day.
Work first began on the Via Appia in 312 B.C. Named after Roman administrator Appius Claudius, it was the first major path leading out from Rome. It was so successful, the Romans would go on to build 28 more. After many extensions, eventually the path would stretch three hundred and sixty miles to the port city of Brindisi. However, once the most popular and iconic road in Italy, the Via Appia is at risk of being forgotten by tourists and new generations of Italians.
The Rome side of the Via Appia is an 11-mile-long archaeological park. If you follow this along your last sight of the path, just before it disappears underground for 50 miles, is beneath a McDonald’s, where Appian remains were found during construction. As you munch on your burger and fries, you can now gaze below through a glass window to see the original path.
The risk of this happening again or - far worse - a corporate fast-food chain being able to purchase such a unique part of Puglian history, is part of the reason behind a growing desire to preserve the sight forever.
It has also been spurred on by a writer’s curiosity. In 2015, Italian writer Paolo Rumiz decided to map out the full route of the Via Appia for the first time. He got in touch with hiker Riccardo Carnovalini and eventually, both managed to map out the course. This monumentally passionate act did not go unnoticed. It turned the heads of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and eventually, after growing calls, the Italian government announced plans to restore the historic route.
The Ministry has been given 20 million euros to explore increased tourism for the ancient route. However, it is clear that early on in the project, significantly more funds are required. Therefore, the Ministry has also applied for UNESCO World Heritage status. The official bid is set to be presented to the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in early February 2023. Their argument is that UNESCO status will dramatically improve funding and interest in the project.
And it cannot come soon enough. It will be a difficult task. Most of the remains lie underground, “overthrown” even when Charles Dickens observed part of the route. Although, the long-term hope is it could become a walking tour to rival some of the best pilgrimage routes in Europe, such as Camino de Santiago or the Via Alpina. Here’s hoping this road leads somewhere.
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