Our current base, for four full days, is the town of Ruvo di Puglia. We are quite close to the heel of the boot now and near the Adriatic Sea coast. Ruvo is a nice little town in itself and it makes a great base to explore all the Romanesque cathedrals and interesting seaside towns in the area.
We arrived on Wednesday around noon after a very smooth checkout and drive from Lucera. The landscape became noticeably prettier as we got further south, with rolling hills of olive groves and cypress trees. Our hotel is fantastic - a largish, modern hotel with stylish decoration, underground secure parking and a good restaurant. Our room has a lovely view of olive groves and the beautiful pool (too cold for swimming!). Its normal price is out of our range but I got a great deal on Hotels.com.
