Puglia, Italy - A Place in the Sun

2026 / Puglia, Italy, Laura Hamilton on 20 January 2026

Puglia, Italy, Laura Hamilton

Laura Hamilton is with Shelly and her friend Josanne looking for a holiday home in Puglia, Italy with a budget of £160,000. Laura lines up 5 options but will any property impress enough for them to put in an offer?

About the area

The best way to get to Puglia in south eastern Italy is to fly into the international airport in Brindisi – which takes around three hours from the UK. If you think of Italy as a boot, Puglia makes up the heel of it – the region has more than five hundred miles of stunning coastline and tons of beautiful beaches popular with holiday makers from around the world. Away from the sun sea and sand Puglia has some charming and traditional towns and villages and oodles of olive groves – it produces more than 40% of Italy’s olive oil.

Property 1

2 Bedroom Townhouse in Cisternino

This traditional and characterful house built in the 17th century has 3 floors topped by a roof terrace. On the ground floor there’s an entrance hall come dining room, another room with a fireplace and a shower room; on the middle floor there’s a living room along with the main bedroom and a second bedroom; and on the third floor there’s a kitchenette, a dining room with a fireplace and a shower room.

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Valued at £136,752 at the time of filming.

Property 2

2 Bedroom Villa in Materdomini

This villa has a big courtyard out front, and a substantial paved area at the back and to one side – plus a balcony off the upstairs bedroom and a roof terrace with sea views. Inside on the ground floor there’s a living and dining area with a spacious kitchen at the front of the house, along with 1 bedroom and a shower room – and upstairs there’s another bedroom with that balcony, plus a spacious bathroom.

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Valued at £101,709 at the time of filming.

Property 3

2 Bedroom Villa in Mola di Bari

As well as the balconies, this townhouse has a terrace off the first floor and another terrace up top! Inside on the ground floor there’s a living and dining room which joins onto the kitchen, the main bedroom which has its own balcony plus a stylish shower room; and upstairs there’s a large bedroom come office space which opens onto the terrace.

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Valued at £141,025 at the time of filming.

Property 4

2 Bedroom Farmhouse in Locorotondo

This farmhouse has lots of land including olive groves and fruit trees – plus there’s a big terrace out front and a large roof terrace as well. Inside which is all on one level there’s a living and dining room, a separate kitchen diner, 2 good sized bedrooms, a potential smaller third bedroom currently used for storage, and a bathroom.

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Valued at £117,949 at the time of filming.

Property 5

3 Bedroom Villa in Carovigno

This massive plot of land includes an outside dining area, an above ground pool and olive groves – as well as a roof terrace to look over it all. Inside the main house there’s a large light and airy living and dining room with an adjoining kitchen, a second larger kitchen, 1 bedroom with an en-suite shower / utility room, a second bedroom with an en-suite shower room, and another shower room. The adjoining charm-filled trullo has a cosy living area, a super-cool bedroom, and a shower room.

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Valued at £196,581 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

3 Bedroom Luxury Property in Puglia

This 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom luxury property is created from six traditional Trulli – iconic cone-shaped buildings unique to the Puglia region dating back to the 14th century – formerly used by farmers for storage and nowadays converted into accommodation, though not often as stylish as this!

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Valued at £807,692 at the time of filming.