The light in Puglia is different. Sharp, Mediterranean, bleaching whites and deepening shadows. Perfect for painting.
Plan this experience →Providers: Arte in Puglia (Ostuni, €800–1,200/week), Creative Retreats Puglia (Cisternino, €900–1,400), Flavours Holidays (Lecce area, €1,200–1,800 all-inclusive). Paint trulli, olive groves, the Adriatic coast, Lecce’s Baroque. Why Puglia over Tuscany: fewer painting tourists, more distinctive subject matter (trulli, white towns, flat horizon), cheaper, and the food is better (controversial but true).