PUGLIA, ITALY – While the rest of the world has been busy booking Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast, Puglia has quietly been getting on with being extraordinary. Italy’s sun-drenched heel — stretching down into the Mediterranean between the Adriatic and Ionian seas — offers something increasingly rare in European travel: a region that still feels genuinely itself.
A.M.A Selections has released its 2026 Puglia villa portfolio, a handpicked collection of properties set across one of southern Italy’s most captivating and culturally rich landscapes. From traditional estates among ancient olive groves to architecturally striking modern masserias, the portfolio is designed for travellers who want their Italian summer to feel a little less like everyone else’s.
Slow Down. You’re in Puglia Now.
The pace here is different, and deliberately so. Puglia rewards guests who are happy to wander without an itinerary — to stumble across a morning market in a cobblestone piazza, follow a road lined with gnarled olive trees that have been standing since before the Renaissance, or find a cove on the Mediterranean that isn’t on anyone’s list yet. This is la dolce vita without the tour groups.
The region’s towns each carry their own distinct personality. Lecce, known as the Florence of the South, dazzles with baroque architecture so ornate and beautifully preserved it feels almost theatrical — and then you discover the Roman amphitheatre sitting quietly in the middle of it all.
Ostuni, the White City, perches on a hilltop in a sweep of bleached stone that glows in the evening light. Polignano a Mare clings dramatically to cliffs above the Adriatic, its old town spilling over the edge as if it started growing and simply forgot to stop. Locorotondo is smaller and quieter — a place to walk slowly and eat very well.
Then There Are the Trulli
No other destination in the A.M.A Selections portfolio offers anything quite like Alberobello. The famous trulli — Puglia’s extraordinary stone huts with their distinctive conical roofs — are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most genuinely surprising architectural landscapes in Europe. Seeing them in photographs is one thing. Staying among them is another entirely.
The 2026 A.M.A Selections Puglia portfolio features villas and estates in and around the region’s most desirable locations, including Lecce, Ostuni, Alberobello, and the Salento peninsula, where some of Puglia’s finest beaches stretch along the Mediterranean coastline.
Properties come with private pools, beautiful outdoor dining terraces, olive grove settings, and hillside views — the kind of surroundings that make it very easy to cancel any plans you had for the afternoon.
Families are well catered for, with child-friendly villas across the region. For those who want complete privacy and a true taste of Apulian rural life, the collection includes traditional masseria estates — historic farmhouses converted into some of the most characterful luxury accommodation in Italy.
When to Go
Puglia’s long, dry summers make it one of Italy’s most reliably sunny destinations, and the shoulder seasons of May, June, and September offer warm weather with noticeably fewer visitors. The A.M.A Selections concierge team can advise on the best time to visit based on preferences and handles everything from local restaurant recommendations to private wine tastings and day trips throughout the region.
Bookings Now Open
The 2026 Puglia villa portfolio is available to browse and book now. Given how quickly Puglia’s reputation has grown among European luxury travellers in recent years, early reservation is recommended — particularly for summer.
For personalised villa recommendations or to arrange a consultation, contact:
A.M.A Selections Tel: +33 4 97 06 72 39
Web: amaselections.com
About A.M.A Selections
A.M.A Selections is a luxury villa rental specialist with a personally curated portfolio spanning the world’s most desirable destinations. The company’s approach centres on intimate local knowledge, handpicked properties, and concierge support from first enquiry through to departure — so guests can focus entirely on enjoying where they are.
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