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Te Travel Guide - brought to you by APL Media • Wednesday 4 March 2026 ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Puglia luxury villas: for moments beyond time


Puglia Paradise offers a collection of properties with private pools located across some of the most beautiful corners of Puglia


Each Puglia Paradise property is chosen for its sense of place, light and atmosphere, and is personally cared for by people who live nearby. The result is a stay that feels natural, unhurried and deeply connected to southern Italy. Staying with Puglia Paradise means


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a transfer, a trip on Puglia Paradise’s handcrafted gozzo boat, a local wine experience or simply advice on where to go — everything happens naturally, at your pace. Villas are set among olive groves,


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Angola: world-class landscapes and cultural richness without the crowds


Imagine a stretch of wild Atlantic coastline where sand dunes rise more than 100 metres above the ocean


Angola has landscapes as dramatic as Namibia’s Skeleton Coast or Sossusvlei, yet largely unknown beyond the region. Inland, dramatic escarpments give way to waterfalls of astonishing scale, their thunder and spray inviting comparisons


with Victoria Falls. Elsewhere, ancient rock formations evoke the monumental presence of Jordan’s Petra or Zimbabwe’s Matobo Hills. This is Angola: a country of


remarkable natural variety, where white-sand beaches meet imposing black mountains, and rare species such as the giant sable antelope still roam. In the arid south, the strange, prehistoric welwitschia plant survives where little else can. In the cities, the sensuous rhythm of kizomba spills from clubs and street corners alike. Angola’s cultural diversity is


equally compelling. Encounters with communities such as the Mwila, Muhimba, Herero, Vatua and Mucubal peoples offer an insight into traditions that remain deeply rooted in place. For now, these exchanges tend to be marked by curiosity on both sides — visitors are still an exception rather than the rule. That sense of space and solitude


is part of Angola’s appeal. Despite its abundance of headline-worthy sights, tourism here remains minimal. Viewing platforms at Kalandula Falls, for example, are


often empty, offering uninterrupted views of one of Africa’s most impressive cascades. It’s not difficult to imagine a future in which such places become familiar backdrops for social media feeds, but that moment has yet to arrive. The country’s relaxed, welcoming


atmosphere can feel surprising given its history. Angola’s long civil war, which ended in 2002,


shaped a generation. Today, however, visitors are more likely to encounter a population focused on peace, hospitality and a laid-back enjoyment of daily life. For travellers drawn to places that


still feel genuinely under the radar, Angola offers something increasingly rare: world-class landscapes and cultural richness without the crowds. How long that will last is an open question. For now, the country remains quietly confident, content to reveal its treasures only to those willing to seek them out.


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