New route to Puglia
18th October 2019
We’re thrilled that direct flights from Bristol to Brindisi have been introduced by easyJet, making travelling here a whole lot easier for the Southwest, West…
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Hire car headache
26th May 2019
Whilst we provide guests with a 10% discount code for Rhino Car Hire, it doesn’t make queuing to collect your car any quicker. With reports…
Puglia in the news
13th March 2018
Not quite as erudite a publication as The Sunday Times but nonetheless a lovely article about the region featuring Ceglie Messapica – Rustic Puglia’s home…
Puglia spread in the Sunday Times
15th January 2018
The Sunday Times raves about Puglia in a big piece about the region!…
Road trip inspiration
8th December 2017
Rustic Puglia is a long drive from Britain – we know, we’ve done it a fair few times. But when summer flights get expensive and…
Buying your own slice of rustic Puglia
20th October 2017
Some of our guests have loved Puglia so much that they’ve wanted their very own holiday home here. We’ve helped them buy properties that are…
Rustic Puglia is surrounded by cycleways
19th October 2017
All around us the roads and lanes are marked as official cycleways. There are local companies that offer tours where the bike and excursion is…
Love our new tins
29th September 2017
Olive harvest is just six weeks away and we’re absolutely thrilled that at long last we have bespoke tins. We love the sunny yellow which…
Bumper almond harvest at Rustic Puglia
7th September 2017
We have almost as many almond trees as olive trees at Rustic Puglia, and they’re laden this year so we’ve been busy harvesting them. It’s…
We love happy guests
22nd June 2017
We’ve just received an email from our most recent guests: “We had the most marvellous stay at Rustic Puglia – the location, the setting of…