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Last full day of our trip- visit to Polignano a Mare

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Friday October 29 was another lovely day with a high of 19C.  We were very pleased that when we checked our phones at about 8:00 a.m., our Covid test results were there and we were both negative.  We then figured out how to fill in the forms on the ArriveCAN app.   For our last full day of our adventure, we decided to go on an afternoon trip to Polignano a Mare.  We had originally planned to go from Monopoli but ran out of time, plus that was the only time when we had a few days of cooler weather.  Polignano is only about a 40 minute train ride from Bari.  We left at 11:47 a.m. and arrived at 12:21 p.m. Arriving in Polignano a Mare The permanent population of Polignano a Mare is around 18,000.  It is perhaps the most photographed place in Puglia.  The Old Town is perched atop dramatic limestone cliffs.  It is a stunning seaside town.  Usually it is full of tourists, but we are finding that October is a wonderful month to be here, especia...
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Looking for James Bond in Matera

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Thursday October 28 was another beautiful day with a high of 19C.  With the exception of a few days at the beginning of our time in Puglia, the weather has been wonderful and almost summer like during the day, though it does cool down at night.  It is going to be very difficult to return to cold weather in Toronto.  Morning photo of our street in Bari Passing the University in the centre of town- en route to the train station We caught the 9:47 a.m. train to Matera.   We travelled on a very comfortable train, but it was a milk run taking just under two hours to get there.  Lots of olive trees for Alonso to be mesmerzed by. Olive trees We were totally amazed to find that the Matera train station was a VERY modern one.  I checked later and found that it was just built in 2017-18.  This makes sense as Matera was the 2019 European Cultural Capital.  Matera has a permanent population of about 60,000 people. The new train station Matera has a fascinatin...
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