ITINERARY 2019

1. day: arrival

Pick up service from the airport. We drive you to the accommodation and pick you up in the evening for a welcome dinner.

2. day: UNESCO World Heritage Site – Trulli of Alberobello, Olive oil farm and olive oil tasting, Ostuni 

The very first day we will visit Alberobello with its timeless, fairy-tale beauty. The town is Itria Valley’s premier location to see trulli, the cone-shaped houses distinctive to Apulia, making it the most enchanting part of Italy’s heel. After that, we will visit a traditional olive oil mill. Here, we will taste seven different extra virgin olive oils. At the end of the day we will visit the white city of Ostuni. Looking out from its fortifications, your eye is drawn over a plain full of ancient olive trees toward the crystal blue waters of the Adriatic Sea.

3. day: free day

You can either relax in Ostuni or choose one of the several possibilities. What to see in Ostuni area? If seaside, a bike, a walk in the town or another day tour… you will be plenty of possibilities.

4. day: Bari, wine cellar visit and wine tasting

Bari is the capital of Apulian Romanesque style. While here, you will see the two faces of the city. First, you will visit the French-influenced Murat quarter and from there, you will visit picturesque old Bari, full of ancient traditions, seaside fish markets, narrow lanes, and homemade orecchiette pasta. A wine tour in Puglia is one of the best ways to discover the territory, the culture and the flavors of this wonderful part of Italy. We will visit together one of the most popular vineyards of this area and ending with a delicious wine tasting!

5. day: free day

Interested in a wine tour and tasting? Or maybe in visiting a local street food market or a mozzarella cheese factory and taste the best burrata and fresh cheese of Puglia? You can ask this, we will be happy to help you!

6. day: Lecce and Otranto 

Otranto is the door to the East. For centuries, it was an outpost of the Byzantine Empire on Apulian soil, as well as the cultural and artistic center of the entire region. Otranto is brightened by the sun reflecting off the turquoise blue water of its harbor onto the bare rocks upon which this small city is built. Be prepared to be stunned by the imposing mosaic floor of the city’s cathedral that dates back to the 12th Century and survived undamaged by the Turkish invasions of the 15th Century. You next go to Lecce, the capital of Apulian baroque style. On a guided tour, you will see elegant baroque palaces and churches constructed from warmly colored Lecce stone. These beautiful buildings surround the magnificent ruins of what was once a Roman city called Lupiae.

7. day: free day

During your free time we offer to you the possibility to drive you to Ostuni or other small authentic towns in the surrounding area in order to go for a stroll in the white city or maybe to have lunch in one of the several trattoria. We can also drive you to the best beaches near Ostuni to enjoy the crystal clear water of the Mediterranean sea or to a beach club in Ostuni. In aternative you can book another day trip you can see below*.

8. day: departure

Pick up service to airport Bari / Brindisi