Italy

Bike Tour of Puglia - From Matera to Lecce

12 days

Trip Snapshot

A bike tour to “get the whole picture” of Puglia – starting from its borders with neighbouring region Basilicata. You will start in Matera, the city of “Sassi” and UNESCO world heritage cite, and through the local canyons, the “gravine”, you will enter Puglia to discover, one pedal stroke after the other, its changing landscapes that flow from one beauty into the next. From Murgia to Salento: architectural and natural wonders, sites of immense historical and cultural interest, and of course, unsurpassable culinary specialties!

Trip Type:Tailor-Made

Fully customized trips designed around your unique interests and needs.

Travel Theme:Explorer Trips

Go off the beaten path and dive into real, raw adventure.

Departure City:Matera
End City:Lecce
Operated in:English / Italian
Physical Difficulty:Easy

Travel Styles: Cycling.

Things you will do

Matera, Unesco World Heritage with its cave churches and houses and its famous bread.
Valle d'Itria, the very heart of our region with dry stone walls, old masserie and trulli houses.
The Adriatic coast and its most fascinating town ad Polignano a Mare and Monopoli.
The Salento Area with Otranto, Alimini Lakes, Grecia Salentina and Lecce, capital of baroque.
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Itinerary

Day 1: Matera

Day 2: Matera

Day 3: Matera - Castellaneta

Day 4: Castellaneta - Putignano

Day 5: Putignano - Alberobello

Day 6: Alberobello Loop

Day 7: Alberobello - Monopoli

Day 8: Monopoli - Ostuni

Day 9: Ostuni - Martano

Day 10: Martano - Otranto

Day 11: Otranto - Lecce

Day 12: Lecce

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