
MurgiAMO Magic!
The Espressino Travel team took a well-earned break from perfecting our Food Tours in Puglia this past week, accepting an invitation to MurgiAMO, a four-day festival celebrating the food, art and culture of another fabulous area within the heel of the Italian boot: La Murgia. North of our beloved Salento, the home of our Italian culinary tours, La Murgia stretches inland from the stunning and historic town of Trani all the way to the famous sassi cave homes of Matera in neigh

Puglia Perfection: Our Lecce Top Ten
Unmissable Puglia Holiday Experiences in the Beating Heart of the Salento Apologies for the radio silence! We’ve been so ludicrously busy perfecting our Puglia Tour since we arrived in Italy, we’ve barely had time to sit down and pen a few words. What have we been up to? What haven’t we been up to? Once we touched down in Rome we pounded the streets of the capital, visiting dozens of hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs. We want to be able to ensure that International guests spending

The New York Times Goes Cooking in Lecce
The travel experts in the New York Times have spoken. And they’re as excited as we are about the unique and spectacular cuisine of Lecce and the Salento. Read all about the art of Cucina Povera and the growing popularity of Puglian Cooking Classes in this story starring our own incomparable instructor, Gianna Greco of Cooking Experience Lezioni di Cucina Salentina, along with our friends at Lecce’s most entertaining restaurant, Alle Due Corte. If you would like to learn the s

The Espressino Travel Team Go Gargano in the Globe & Mail
We consider ourselves Puglia Experts at Espressino Travel. The Globe & Mail, Canada’s National Newspaper, agrees. Which is why millions of Canadians began their weekend with this Travel Section cover story from the Gargano Peninsula of Northern Puglia – with words by Robert and photos by Lili from Espressino Travel. We didn’t choose the headline, but the rest of the story is all our work, revealing our amazing experiences and some of the hidden gems from a rarely visited corn
Gianna Greco, Star of Salentine Cuisine and RAI TV
You don’t need to speak the language to enjoy this jaunt around stunning Lecce with Italian Travel show Sereno Variabile. A flagship program from Italy’s National broadcaster, RAI, there are plenty of architectural and cultural treasures from the most beautiful city in Puglia. RAI only works with the best, which is why when they wanted to speak with an expert on the food of the region, they chose Espressino Travel’s cooking teacher, our own Queen of Salentine Cuisine, Gianna