Location Card

Apulia

Apulia is a region of Italy (called Puglia in Italian), bordering on Molise to the north-west, Campania to the south-west, Basilicata to the south, the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the south-east. It is close to Albania, which is 80 km across the Adriatic. The region covers 19,223 km² and has a population of 4.02 million.

The region encompasses the "heel" of Italy, the peninsula known as Salento or Terra di Lecce.

The regional capital is Bari.

The most important towns are:

Bari - BA
Taranto - TA
Foggia - FG
Lecce - LE
Brindisi - BR
Alberobello - BA
Conversano - BA
Canosa - BA
Martina Franca - TA
Mesagne - BR
Molfetta - BA
Otranto - LE
Santa Maria di Leuca - LE
Trani - BA
Barletta - BA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puglia