The best of Puglia and Basilicata
Day 1: Arrival to Bari
Day 2: HD guided tour of Bari historical centre featuring Basilica of San Nicola and the Cathedral. Authentic atmosphere is everywhere, enjoy the walk through the town and your lunch. After – Altamura and the secrets of the typical bred baking.
Day 3: Today’s visit is a particular highlight as we visit UNESCO listed Matera, European
City of Culture 2019 and fascinating relic of human habitation and culture. We enjoy a guided tour through the ‘‘sassi“, cave dwellings carved into the rock face over thousands of years and remained in use as homes until as recently as the 1950’s.
In the afternoon we’ll visit a town of wonderful ceramic craft tradition – Grottaglie, a home of famous rich Primitivo wine – Manduria (of course with tasting).
Day 4: Explore with a guide the capital of Baroque architecture – beautiful Lecce. In the afternoon proceed to the White Town of Ostuni: these are the highlights of the day.
Day 5 – Day 6: a stay on Adriatic coast of Apulia at leisure by the sea.
Enrich your experience exploring:
Polignano a Mare, Locorotondo, cooking classes or simply lunches at numerous masseria…
Day 7: Alberobello – home of the traditional Apulian white huts with cone-shaped roofs – “trulli” – a UNESCO heritage. In the afternoon: visit of a very particular octagonal Castel del Monte castle - probably the most mysterious construction of the Middle
Ages. With this fascinating journey through time following the footsteps of Frederick II we say Arrivederci to Apulia.
Day 8: Departure