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Trip to Polignano a Mare, Italy

The first time that I ever heard of Polignano a Mare was during a long Facebook feed scrolling session. I came across a promotional image of cliff-side restaurant called Ristorante Grotta Palazzese. We were overwhelmed by the natural beauty and interesting architecture. My girlfriend and I looked at each other and both said, "Let's go!"

We happened to be in England at the time visiting her family, so it was a cheap quick flight from London to southern Italy. Truth be told, the pictures could not do it justice; so I had to take some of my own!

As soon as the sun came up, we rushed down to the restaurant to see if we could get a reservation for the evening. Sadly, it was closed for renovations. I guess we should have called ahead! Anyway, as you can see in the above picture, we were able to have a peek at the balcony from a ledge further along the path.

All was well, though because this town has a lot more to offer than just a cliff-side restaurant. There are countless hidden gems. Interestingly, we didn't see a single English speaking tourist the entire time we were there. It seems that Polignano a Mare is mostly unknown to people outside of Italy.

Here are some amazing views of the beautiful coastline.

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That's my girlfriend enjoying the view.

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The views were just astonishing.

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One interesting character that we met on our walks was Antonio Cavaliere. A local man with loads of great stories to tell - if you can sort of understand Italian that is. I might add that we didn't meet a single person in town who would speak more than a word of English. So be prepared to do a lot of hand signing!

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This town would be endless fun to grow up in, with endless tunnels, nooks and crannies to explore.

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Unfortunately we did run into a bit of litter here and there, but it could certainly have been a lot worse.

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Stone everywhere!

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About this time we started to get a bit hungry. Time to find out what this little town has to offer in the way of food! We were not disappointed. but first, a walk around town. The streets are very narrow, and all one way. I'm glad we weren't driving.

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One thing that made it easier to not get lost was the fact that the entire town is in a perfect grid. If you get lost, just head in the direction of the sea!

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It looks as though we may have found the actual Geppetto's workshop. Pinocchio was certainly glad to see us.

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Polignano a Mare is one huge labyrinth of walkways. You could never accuse this town of not making it easy to get around!

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There are so many paths to get back to where you started that a wrong turn doesn't necessarily get you that far out of the way.

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Of course, even in Polinano some paths will get you nowhere.

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One of the more peculiar features of Polignano a Mare is the tiny doors. At first I thought that these doors were just small storage units on the side of buildings, but it turns out that they are the actual entrances to peoples' homes! I watched people duck in and out of them all day. Some people had shutters open and you could see them talking and drinking cafe.

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Keep in mind that the woman in the above shot is exactly 5 foot tall! We were so fascinated by the doors of Polignano that we took dozens of pictures around town. We plan to publish a book of these doors. What do you all think? When we were there, we got the distinct impression that the residents when to a lot of trouble to give their family's door it's own personality and style. Perhaps because the city-block sized building are all so similar in appearance.

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What was I originally talking about? Oh yeah! Food. Interestingly, it looks like I already took a chomp out of this yummy snack. I knew that waiter was looking guilty. The food was fantastic. I couldn't get enough bread, cheese, pizza and wine.

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After lunch, we had a walk along the coast where we came across this beast:

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Whoever drives that hot-rod must be really popular with the ladies! It seems there were more post-apocalyptic areas of town to explore further down coast. Well, more like where the cool kids go to vandalize abandoned property. Check out this rusted out door. Wow!

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Then there is this tap. I was really worried about the brown thing in the bowl until I realized it was just a plastic bag.

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Here is another interesting view along the coastal path. It looks as though there was something under construction that never quite got finished.

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Oh yes, then there was this random Borg cube. I have no idea. Art maybe?

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Although there are many more great shots that I could put in this post, I think that will be enough for now! I will leave you all with my favorite spot in town. We sat out here for ours at a time just relaxing in the breeze and listening to the waves crash on the shore. I will never forget this beautiful little town in Southern Italy. I hope you all enjoyed!

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