Il Portico Retreat Center is located near the small town of Ostuni, in the region of Apulia, in Southern Italy. There are two ways to get there: Fly to Rome or Naples. Take a train to Ostuni (5 hrs) where we pick you up at the station. Fly to Bari via Rome or Milan. You can take a train to Ostuni (1hr) or we pick you up at the Bari airport. The valley is 15 miles away from the beaches of the Adriatic Sea and 23 miles from the Ionian Sea. At 1200 feet above sea level, Il Portico welcomes you with the magical domes of six Trulli and three Lamie that compose its ancient residential structure. The landscape of the entire valley of Itria is dominated by these remarkable stone building from the 16th Century. The Retreat Center is set in the beautiful scenery of Valle d'Itria, surrounded by olives trees and wild flowers. Cisternino, a lovely ancient village, is close by.