In Apulia and Lucania the widespread hotel has taken hold in mountain villages as well as in the Salento, or in the historic centers of towns already established for environmental and cultural references and, why not, and wine.
The loss represented by the heritage of so many homes, minor monuments, traditions and environments of historic interest, it would be even more severe if many municipalities and private citizens not met widespread hotel, an invention made in Italy. An initiative that also allowed to express talents at the organizational level of hospitality.
And hopefully that does not end up like the Italian agriturismo, invented by the French in the 50s, has become in many cases reception rooms.
One of the multi is an initiative through which you retrieve the abandoned houses, castles, baronial palaces, convents, trulli, being consenting owners, renovated and rented out as if they were hotel rooms and related services.
In Puglia example of widespread hotel are located in the historic centers of Martina Franca, Locorotondo, Monopoli, Deliceto, in Sant'Agata di Puglia, "Orange Flag" assigned by the Italian Touring Club and the "Paul Harris Yellow" attributed by the District 2120 of Rotary International.
A Mirror, delightful village of Salento tourist agencies recognized by the US as one of the most beautiful in Italy, there is a diffuse structure so well structured that it has been subject of dissertation.