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Buying property in Puglia, with your eyes open.
Puglia's charm is real: trulli, whitewashed towns, masserie and olive groves to the horizon. So is the rise in foreign demand. The charm hides specifics: heritage planning on trulli, the scale of a masseria restoration, the land itself, and a market that moves with the tourist season.
The Puglia-specific risks
- Trulli constraints: conical-roofed buildings carry heritage rules, and informal extensions are a common source of abusi.
- Masseria scale: a fortified farmhouse is a serious restoration project, with budgets and timelines to match.
- Land and olive groves: ownership, access and the health of the trees, in a region affected by xylella.
- Water and access: wells, cisterne and unmade roads that need checking in the deeds.
- Tourist-rental seasonality: strong summers, quiet winters, and the rental rules that go with it.
Salento, Valle d'Itria or the coast?
The whitewashed Salento, the trullo country of the Valle d'Itria and the working towns each offer a very different year. We give you the honest off-season picture before you fall for an August version of a place.
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