Bari dialect and Tarantino dialect. In the southern region of Salento, an extreme Southern Italo-Romance language, the Salentino dialect is widely spoken. There is also an Italiot Greek language found in Salento called Griko, which is still spoken by a few thousand Griko people in some areas. In addition, a rare daughter language of the Franco-Provençal language called Faetar, is spoken in the mountain villages of Faeto and Celle di San Vito, in the Province of Foggia. It is sometimes classified as a pair of dialects of Franco-Provençal, Faetar and Cellese. The Arbëreshë dialect of the Albanian language has been spoken by a small community since refugees settled there in the 16thcentury. Sports Apulia is home to several national football, water polo, volleyball, basketball and tennis clubs. Across the top 3 levels of Italian football, the clubs in Apulia include: U.S. Lecce playing in Serie A S.S.C. Bari playing in Serie B Calcio Foggia 1920 playing in Serie C S.S. Audace Cerignola playing in Serie C Fidelis Andria 2018 playing in Serie C S.S. Monopoli 1966 playing in Serie C Virtus Francavilla Calcio playing in Serie C Taranto F.C. 1927 playing in Serie C See also Catepanate of Italy Gravina in Puglia Daunian Mountains Gargano Grecia Salentina Iapygians Magna Graecia Messapians Sacra Corona Unita Salento Tavoliere delle Puglie Terra d'Otranto Trullo Explanatory notes References Further reading Desmond Seward, An Armchair Traveller's History of Apulia (Haus Publishing, 2013) Stefania Mola, Apulia: the Cathedrals (Adda, 2008) Francesco Carofiglio, Apulia, a Tourist's Guide to the Culture of Apulia (1988) Susanna Gelmetti, Italian Country Cooking: Recipes from Umbria & Apulia (1996), Apulia: A Film Tourism Guide (Laterza, 2009, 246 pp) Tessa Garton, Early Romanesque Sculpture in Apulia (Courtauld Institute, 1984) External links Official website Accademia Apulia Environmental League Puglia All About Puglia The Big Gay Podcast from Puglia Coloniae (Roman) NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union Regions of Italy Wine regions of Italy