Puglia and Matera Tour: Here in the deep southeast of Italy, nature and history are powerful influences, the locals still wink cheekily and the relaxed and communal way of life is in harmony with the sunny climate. Famed for its passionate embrace of life, simple cuisine, flavoursome wines, historic cities and charming coastal villages, it’s a delightful place to get away from it all.

Our Signature

Only 20 pax or fewer
Knowledgealbe English-speaking tour guide
Full-day tours to get the most of your time
Discover the ancient Greek’s roots in Grecia Salentina
Complimentary pasticciotto in Alberobello
Wine and food tasting in Martina Franca
Olive oil and food Tasting in Lecce
Complimentary Focaccia in Bari
Pasta Making Class (Orecchiette) in Bari

Puglia and Matera Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Welcome to Bari

Private airport transfer. Hotel check-in. Dinner at hotel’s restaurant. (D)

Day 2: Castel del Monte – Matera

After breakfast, tour will take you to Castel del Monte, one of the many castles built in southern Italy in the thirteenth century by Frederick II. It’s the greatest of his castles, and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Feel like a Medieval knight exploring this imposing fortress.

Tour continues to Matera, time for lunch (not included) before starting the tour of this amazing city, Italy’s magical city of stone. Matera is one of the most interesting, unusual and memorable destinations in Italy. Tour will allow Guests to visit a rupestrian cave church and a former rupestrian house, showing how inhabitant used to live. At the end of city tour, transfer to Alberobello. Check-in and dinner at hotel’s restaurant. (B,D)

Day 3: Alberobello – Martina Franca

After  breakfast,  it’s time to visit one of the most enchanting places of all Italy. Alberobello is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rione Monti and in Rione Aia Piccola. There are two excellent museums in Alberobello that provide a better understanding of the trulli and they are included in our tour, the Museo del Territorio and Trullo Sovrano.  You will make a stop at Martinucci’s pasticceria (pastry shop) for a complimentary pasticciotto, a custard-filled pastry in flavors like pistachio and ricotta with chocolate.
Time for lunch in a local restaurant (included).
In the afternoon tour continues to Martina Franca. Martina Franca is one of Puglia’s most beautiful towns, Martina Franca is overflowing with elegant Baroque architecture.
At the end of the city tour, you will go to a local vinery to taste two different wines. Puglia is famous for its wines! Back on the bus, it’s time to come back to Alberobello. Dinner at hotel’s restaurant. (B,D)

Day 4: Lecce – Olive oil Tasting at local farm

After breakfast Guests will leave Alberobello, going to Salento’s capital city. Lecce is the Baroque masterpiece of southern Italy. Sometimes described as the ‘Florence of the South’. After the city centre tour, a short bus ride will take you to a local farm, where olive oil is produced according to the biological method. Once there, you will be welcomed with a local lunch (included) with produce from the farm. Later, you will enjoy a walk among centuries-old olive trees and a tour to the onsite oil mill (frantoio) to learn about the processes of making premium olive oil, a tasting will follow. Back to Lecce, dinner at hotel restaurant. (B,D)

Day 5: Galatina – Otranto

Today the tour will continues to Italy’s easternmost point, Otranto. Before getting to Otranto, there’s time to see Galatina, one of Puglia’s many hidden gems, at the core of the Salentine Peninsula’s Greek past.
The tour continues toward Italy’s Easternmost town, Otranto, where Guests have time for lunch (not included).Tucked away in Italy’s heel, the picturesque seaside town of Otranto is a leading Puglia’s attraction. Back to Lecce, dinner at the hotel restaurant. (B,D)

Day 6: Ostuni– Polignano a Mare

After breakfast, it’s time to leave Lecce and going to Bari, via Ostuni and Polignano a Mare. Ostuni is a gleaming white mix of houses, churches, and charming piazzas spread over a hilltop surrounded by quaint countryside and endless olive groves. Time for lunch (not included) before going to Polignano a Mare.
Polignano a Mare is prettier than a paint. Perched dramatically atop a 20 metre-high craggy ravine above the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic, Polignano a Mare truly lives up to its name and literally could not be any more ‘at sea’. Arriving in Bari, time for rest before having dinner at hotel’s restaurant. (B,D)

Day 7: Old Bari, between sea and reality, tradition and entertainment

In many ways, it is in Bari that the heart and soul of Puglia is to be found. Bari is real, is enchanting. Like many of Puglia’s small cities and towns, the majority of what interests people lies within the walls of the old city, or as it’s known here, Bari Vecchia. Narrow stone-lined streets of fading pastels and white, wrought-iron balconies and, of course, those beautiful shuttered windows. Getting lost in the narrow and winding alleys of the old town is the real joy. This morning, Guests have a guided tour of the Old Town where there is so much to discover.
Having delved into the history of the city, Guests will head to a traditional local eatery for a well-earned complimentary food tasting. It’s time to be treated to a delicious snack of typical focaccia, one of the most well-loved recipes in Bari. In the afternoon, let’s getting ready for a pasta making class. Our destination is a farmhouse 20 minutes from Bari city centre,  a quiet location, immerse in a olive orchard.  Nonnas will teach you how to make Orecchiette from the scratch.  Dinner will follow at the same place: orecchiette (and more) will be tonight’s meal! (B,D)

Day 8: Bari, end of the tour

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport.  End of our services. (B)

Puglia and Matera Tour Accommodation

In Bari: 3 nights
An exclusive 4-star hotel nestled in the green of an ancient park, near the center of Bari and 800 m from the central station. Rooms with free WiFi. Restaurant with open kitchen that celebrates Puglia’s flavors. Fitness center with gym, sauna, hot tub and steam room. Outdoor swimming pool.
In Alberobello: 2 nights
The Grand Hotel is surrounded by typical Trulli, rural stone buildings only found in Apulia. Located in the verdant Valle d’Itria, it offers luxurious accommodation. Rooms provide a quiet, comfortable retreat, and each is equipped with a private balcony and air conditioning. Free wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel.
The Restaurant serves a refined à la carte menu accompanied by fine wines kept in a rock-walled cellar.
In Lecce: 2 nights
Modern 4 star hotel is just few minutes walk from Lecce historic centre. The hotel’s rooms is pure expression of of quality and comfort. Free high-speed Wi-Fi connection. From the 40” fullHD TV direct internet access and Sky Channels. In the Comfort Room Guests will find the large chromotherapy shower with which you can create the atmosphere you want: relaxing, energizing or romantic – the chromotherapy shower illuminates the room with different light tones.

Included:
RT Airport Transfer
Private bus transportation
English-speaking tour guide, escorting the group throughout
7 nights accomodation, shared room
Half board meal plan, American breakfast and dinner
3 light lunches
Complimentary Focaccia for lunch in Bari
Wine tasting
Pasta Making class
Guided visits as per itinerary, throughout four full days
Entrance fees as per programme
Insurance

Not included:
Hotel city tax ( €2 per person per night)
Extras, drinks and personal expenses
Gratuities and porterage

Puglia and Matera Tour Calendar

Double room for Single Use Supplement  € 450,00