Ostuni suits couples and families who want a whitewashed hill town and the Adriatic coast under 10 km away, with the Itria Valley beside it. Homes sit in olive-tree countryside, so you will want a car.
Ostuni is a town of about 30,000 people on a hilltop at around 207 metres, with a walled old town whose summit is 229 metres. The whitewashed houses and alleys earn it the name White Town, and a late 15th-century cathedral stands at the top. Beyond lies countryside of olive groves and fortified farms called masserie. The homes are out in that countryside, spread over about 7 km; most have a pool, nearly all have air conditioning, and many are small, with one bedroom. The coast is under 10 km away, with Marina di Ostuni, Villanova and Torre Canne.
A bathing and thermal resort on the coast, under 10 km from Ostuni, and a favourite with locals.
Two Itria Valley towns close to each other; Locorotondo is listed among the most beautiful villages of Italy.
Nature reserve north of Brindisi with a 16th-century tower overlooking dunes and sandy bays.
UNESCO World Heritage town and the valley's main stop, known for the trulli of its Monti and Aja Piccola districts.
Brindisi airport is under 40 km away, about 30 minutes by car. Ostuni station is about 2 km east of the old town, with trains from Brindisi in 20 minutes, Lecce in 45 and Bari in 50. With homes in the countryside, you will want a car.
Ostuni has about 30,000 residents in winter and can swell to around 200,000 in summer, so the old town and the coast are far busier in July and August. The Itria Valley Festival runs each July in Martina Franca, and Alberobello stages a Living Nativity among its trulli every December. The Ostuni pages give no other seasonal detail.
Yes. The coast is under 10 km away, with Marina di Ostuni, the marina of Villanova and Torre Canne, a bathing and thermal resort that is a favourite with locals. You will need a car.
Because the old town's walls and houses are painted white. It sits on a hilltop of about 229 metres, still enclosed by ancient walls, with whitewashed alleys and eight surviving Aragonese towers.
Brindisi, under 40 km away, about 30 minutes by car. Bari is the other option: the city is about an hour by car on the 80 km freeway, or 50 minutes by train from Ostuni station.
Yes. The town grows from about 30,000 residents in winter to around 200,000 in summer, so August is the busiest month in the old town and on the nearby coast.
It is. Ostuni is among the comuni that make up the Itria Valley, together with Alberobello, Carovigno and Castellana Grotte. Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996, is the valley's best-known stop.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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