It is an agricultural region producing 60% of the country's olive oil and most of the durum wheat for Italian pasta, as well as delicious fresh produce.

Alberobello, a town of cone-roofed ‘Trulli’ dwellings is a UNESCO world heritage site; the picturesque Ostuni, known as ‘the white city’, and the baroque city of Lecce further south are amongst the most popular destinations. Their surrounding areas attract property buyers for their range of property types, from masserie, typical farmsteads of the area, and trulli – offering renovation opportunities too, to coastal villas and townhouses in the many old towns.