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Osteria del Tempo Perso

<p>The Osteria del Tempo Perso ("Inn of Lost Time") is squirreled into cavelike rooms off one of the many narrow alleys in Ostuni, a hilltop cluster of whitewashed buildings nicknamed The White City. Beneath walls adorned with farm tools, you can dig into such Pugliese specialties as <em>orecchiette</em> ("little ears" pasta) with wilted turnip greens ($13), the <em>tegamino di funghi cardoncelli</em> (a mushroom stew backed under a puffy cap of bread ($9), or a <em>spigola</em> (sea bass) cooked in parchment with clams ($24).</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , MAY 2008

The iconic architecture of Apulia—the “heel” of Italy's boot—is the prehistoric trullo, a cylindrical whitewashed house with a cone-shaped roof of stacked gray stones....MORE>>

– Reid Bramblett 13 Affordable Trips to Europe

Last updated May 2008