GOLDCAR Car Rental at Brindisi Airport

Located close to the airport at Maestri del Lavoro SP, the Goldcar Brindisi Airport office is open from 8.00 am to 12.00 pm every day and can be contacted by telephoning +39 06 4520 9634 to arrange for pickups and drop offs.

Goldcar has more than 30 years experience in providing low cost rental cars. Today, the company's fleet comprises of more than 60,000 vehicles. In Italy these include the Citroen C1 and C3, the Renault Twingo, Smart Forfour, Fiat 500, Opel Corsa, Lancia Ypsilon and Kia Ceed. Rental cars can also be hired with various optional extras, including Internet connectivity and GPS. Rental contracts also include 24/7 roadside assistance. Both Visa and Maestro cards are accepted as payment methods.

It is worth noting there are many car rental companies at Brindisi Airport.

Martina Franca is one of the most famous "white" towns in the Itria Valley. It's a great destination for a day trip from Brindisi, as it takes only about an hour to get there. Martina Franca is surrounded by masserie, large agricultural estates that are open to the public as tourist attractions. These estates were once fortified and some were in the possession of the Knights of Malta, who once ruled this part of Puglia.

Martina Franca boasts many fine Baroque buildings, among them the beautiful Basilica di San Martino, the town's main church that is dedicated to the town's patron saint, and the lovely Church of San Domenico, a richly ornamented church built in the 18th century that stands quite close to the Basilica.

Martina Franca is renowned for its cuisine – head to the Piazza Immacolata for some of the best restaurants in the historic centre - and the annual Festival della Valle d'Itria, an opera festival held every July and August that attracts classical music fans from all over southern Italy to the town. Concerts are staged around Martina Franca, including in the Palazzo Ducale, the town's grandest building, and in the Basilica di San Martino.

One enters the historic centre of Martina Franca via a triumphal arch, which opens up to the Piazza XX Settembre, a charming square favoured by locals as a meeting point.