Brindisi

Italy

Things to do in Brindisi:

Brindisi Restaurants

Cheap (12)

Spirito Divino

This centrally located bar is a good place for a beer and a snack. Sit back and indulge in a spot of people-watching while you plan your next move. read more
Affordable (14)

Trattoria del Frantoia

In the warren-like narrow streets of beautiful Ostuni you will find this simple yet delicious trattoria. No-nonsense house specials, a good wine selection and an English-speaking manager make it a... read more
Good quality (13)

A Casa Tu Martinu

If you decide to visit Lecce, this elegant restaurant, whose menu is bursting with an exceptional range of seafood pastas, is the place to dine. read more

Brindisi Nightlife

Chilled (10)

Bar Betty

If the weather is good, take a walk along the seafront and pop in to this splendidly situated bar for an aperitivo. The harbour views alone make it worth a visit. read more
Live Music (10)

XXL

This lively bar serves up good food and an eclectic soundtrack. The acts vary from traditional folk music to rock bands, and the evenings have been known to get quite raucous. read more
Clubbing (11)

Disco-Dinner Le Fusa

Worth the 20-minute taxi from Brindisi, this fun bar is popular with a young crowd. At weekends, when the party really kicks off, the dancing goes on till dawn. read more

This Month in Brindisi (March):

By Max Keep

Shopping: Since 1870, the quaint, family-run D'Alo ceramic shop has flourished in Ostuni. A huge range of beautiful plates, vases, pots and lamps can be found here, all painted and decorated in traditional colours and patterns (Piazza Matteotti).

Sightseeing: Take a stroll along Via Appia, the most famous road in Europe. One of the first ever built in Italy, it stretches from Rome to Brindisi, and dates back to 312BC.

Key areas: Take a tour of the cave park of Lama D'Antico, where the earliest Pugliese settlements are carved into the rock. Inhabited from pre-historic times until the 14th century, it boasts some of the earliest churches in Italy (museiostunifasano.it).

Day trips: The stunning baroque city of Lecce, a 30-minute drive from Bari, makes a good day trip regardless of the weather forecast thanks to an abundance of shops to browse in, restaurant meals to linger over and attractions to meander around.

Brindisi News & Gossip

II Giardino Segreto, Brindisi and Bari

Join Milan’s fashionistas this summer in Puglia’s trendy cave bars and on its pristine beaches by booking this exquisitely renovated 15th-century monastery in Galatina. It sleeps six and has a roof terrace with film projector for private film screenings – a summer bargain at only €160 a night.

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Brindisi Trivia

March: The name of hilltop town Ceglie Messapica recalls some of the earliest inhabitants of Puglia, the Messapi. Settlers in prehistoric times, the name literally means "between two seas".
February: Puglians love to export their pasta and oil: 80% of Europe's pasta and 85% of Italy's olive oil comes from the Puglia region. When it comes to wine, however, they prefer to drink it themselves. Puglia produces 1.2 billion litres of it annually, two thirds of which never leaves the region.
January: The famous Trulli houses were conceived so that when the taxman from Rome came to collect, each homeowner would pull out the anchor stone in his roof, which would collapse the house. The taxman would find only a ruin and the locals would rebuild their drystone houses, avoiding paying any taxes.