I have 15 days in Italy and

http://www.lifeinitaly.it/italiasegreta/Italia_Segreta.htmany suggestions ,Ugo, by Lifeinitaly.itYou Land to Milano Malpensa (MLX) , the fist fly to Bari is at 14,22 - you have noth enought time , to pick it , the next  fly is  Easijet  at  17,50 italian time , but arrival in Bari at 21,50 - sure have problem in receive a car  ..the other possibility is fly to Bari from Linate , have a flight  Alitalia at  15,20 - arrival  16,45 - and - 16,35 - arrival 18,00Aiport shuttle necessity 1,30 min - too long - taxy fixed price 105 - bout 1,00 hour   

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The answer depends a lot on the type of person you are, for me with a long flight like that the last thing I would want to be doing is spend another 4 days travelling. Saying that it is all part of the getting to know Italy, especially travelling by train. However, with such a short stay I would suggest Puglia is a step too far. See if you get suggestions from others as to where to visit and then look at doing them by train. Milan is well placed for good train connections to many a city/town in Italy. For a smaller close by town have a look at Bergamo.

Thanks Steve, I am thinking the same thing now.  Besides two days wasted getting to Puglia we will be exhausted when we finally do. Then we would have to cut our trip short to fly home from Milan.   We would love to do something coastel as that is what attracted us to Puglia, that and the fact it was not as crowded as up North.  Any thoughts about Cinque Terre for a few days or Lake Como and then to Emila Romagna and Marche perhaps?  I will check out Bergamo, thanks!