Puglia is the heel to Italy's boot and has suddenly become fashionable.
Tourists are discovering that its olive oil, wine, landscape, art and culture exist in proportions previously thought to exist only in Tuscany.
Puglia has some of the brightest seas, most diverse art and architecture, most mouthwatering peasant cuisine and kindest people in all of Italy
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To experience this region is to withness the pride and joy of the local people. They love their culture and invite you to come and discover for yourself.
Discover Puglia.
Arrival at Bari’s Airport, transfer to and check in at the reserved hotel. Welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning visit of Trani and Castel del Monte. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon transfer to Bari: a bus tour along the romantic seafront and a walking tour through the Medieval Town. At the end back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel and move to Gargano's headland. Short visit of Manfredonia's Archaeological District and then the breathtaking panoramas along Gargano’s Coastal Route to Vieste. Lunch in one of the picturesque town’s typical restaurants. In the afternoon stroll through the lush Foresta Umbra’s pathways. Come back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay!
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Molfetta, one of the most characteristic fishing ports of Apulia. We will then reach Polignano a mare to enjoy a lunch in a delicious restaurant, located in a grotto, followed by an afternoon trip to the fantastic underground world of Castellana’s Caves.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at and check out from the hotel. Transfer to Alberobello, undoubtedly the most famous town of Apulia. Visit and lunch in a local restaurant. Drive through the so-called Trulli District to get to Ostuni, “the white town“, to enjoy a walk and taste one of Ostuni’s delicious ice creams. Transfer to the hotel in Lecce and check in. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Gallipoli, lively fishing and tourist centre, with its colourful dwellings settled around small courtyards. Amusing driving along the sandy western coast to Leuca, the site where “the land ends” and Ionian and Adriatic Seas meet each other, and stop for lunch. In the afternoon driving along Salento’s Adriatic Coast to admire its astonishing wild cliffs. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Galatina, in the Griko District, and visit of its elegant town centre and then one of its remarkable wineries for local wine tasting. Lunch in a wonderful farmhouse completely surrounded by flowers and a Botanical Garden. In the afternoon guided visit of Otranto, with its small picturesque town.
Back to the hotel in Lecce for dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel and visit of the capital of the Apulian Baroque Art, Lecce. Lunch in a local restaurant, followed by free time or an additional guided tour of Lecce.
Return to the hotel for a Farewell Dinner and overnight stay.
After Breakfast transfer to Brindisi/Bari Airport for return flights.
