Guided Tours and stay

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6 day tour

1st day: Gioia del Colle, wine tasting, Matera

• Arrival and welcome to Gioia del Colle. For the first 3 days of this tour, our accommodation will be a very nice family-run hotel in the historical center of the town.
• We’ll visit this calm and enchanting town, its Norman Swabian castle, one of the most beautiful and best preserved in all of Puglia, wandering through the throne room of Frederick II, in the old tower and in the dark jails, from there to admire the splendid museum and its fascinating vases of Roman and Hellenic epoch.
• Before noon we’ll get to a wine cellar where you will see its production methods before concluding your visit with a wonderful wine tasting session.
• Lunch will follow in a “slow food” restaurant or there will be a picnic in the countryside during spring or summer.
• Departure for Matera, one of the 3 Unesco heritage sites of this tour. You’ll visit and have a walk among the area called “Sassi”: natural caves, old churches and houses linked only by stairs no street.
• Your evening is free where you can go shopping or dine in typical pizzeria.

2nd day: Trani and Castel del Monte

• The second day begins with the visit of the town of Trani and free walk in the historical part f the town and along the beautiful waterfront.
• After lunch in a typical masseria in the countryside, departure for Castel del Monte.
• Guided visit of Castel del Monte (UNESCO heritage site). The most famous symbol of Puglia, a fascinating and mysterious castle situated in an isolated and dominant position on the top of a hill in the heart of Puglia.
• Return to Gioia and free evening.

3rd day: Bari and cookery class

• After breakfast, departure for Bari.
• Free walk in the main Apulian city on the discovery of its famous San Nicola’s church, waterfront and shopping streets with the most famous Italian brands of dresses, bags, clothes, shoes etc.
• Lunch in a “slow food” restaurant with typical apulian food.
• Return to Gioia and visit to the oil mill, to learn the procedures and techniques that contribute to the production of an inimitable extra virgin olive oil.
• During summer, the 3rd day could be spent in a wonderful apulian beach, sunbathing and swimming in completely crystal waters.

4th day: Polignano, Alberobello

• Soon after breakfast, transfer to your new accommodation in Conversano, a historical residence with a discreet and impeccable service.
• After that, departure for a visit to the small town of Polignano and its splendid sea. We invite you to enjoy this wonderful seaside town perched on a cliff with its white houses and narrow cobbled streets.
• After lunch in a local restaurant we will visit Alberobello and its famous "trulli" (white houses with the roof that is a grey cone of stones). Return to Conversano.
• Once again your evening is free where you can dine locally, explore, simply rest or take part to some local show during the celebration days.

5th day: Ostuni, Locorotondo, Castellana, olive oil tasting

• This fifth day begins with the departure for Ostuni. One of the most famous towns of Puglia thanks to its hilly position and the white-washed walls of its houses.
• Relaxing walk and visit to the fifteenth century cathedral.
• Lunch in Locorotondo, where a “slow food” trattoria will cook orecchiette with meat sauce and handmade cavatelli with tomatoes and sausage.
• Return to Conversano for the cooking class where you’ll learn how to prepare and cook typical apulian food such as taralli, beets with broad beans purea and olive oil grilled vegetables.
• In Spring and Summer, we could replace Ostuni with a visit to Castellana Grotte which is famous all over the world for its charming grottoes. We’ll see the large and famous complex of caves with amazing rock formations.

6th day: Otranto, Gallipoli, Lecce

• The last day, after breakfast, we’ll leave to the south part of Puglia called Salento.
• A breathtaking drive along the sea and arrival to Otranto.
• Nice walk in the historical centre, along the beautiful waterfront and we’re sure you’ll fall in love with this handsome town.
• Departure to Gallipoli for lunch in an open-air restaurant with a balcony looking out over the sparkling sea.
• In the afternoon visit to the baroque city of Lecce: you will discover the never ending details of the façades of its churches, the characteristic squares and the hidden corners of the historical centre of the town.
• In the evening, you will probably be tired and may want to rest, but the local restaurants may well tempt you.
• The following morning after the breakfast transfer is to the airport or station and … goodbye.

6 day tour with 6 nights accommodations at € 1,400 euros per person (based on 2 people sharing a room).
That’s only $ 1869 USD or £ 964 GBP per person!! Group discounts of 4 adults or more are available, please ask info@experiencepuglia.com.
The price includes:

- Collection from/to Bari-Palese airport or from station (if required)
- welcome drink
- 6 nights accomodation
- Daily breakfasts
- Guided Tour
- visit of the towns as indicated on the itinerary
- entry to the castles
- entry to the museums
- entry to the archaelogic area
- 6 lunches
- 1 dinner
- cookery course
- visit to the wine cellar
- visit to the oil mill
- visit to a typical farm for the production of mozzarella
- wine tasting
- oil tasting
- description and notes of vines, wines, olive grove and oils
- transport to each locations
- opportunity to buy wines and extra virgin olive oil at vineyard/oli-mill prices
- 6 bottles of water for the tour
- route map
- Hotel taxes and service charges, tips to private guide and driver, departure taxes
- any extra help or advice to make your stay as pleasant as possible

NOT INCLUDED:

Meals and beverages not stated on itinerary.
Other expenses of a personal nature.