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7 Day itinerary in Italy, Europe

Puglia Gastronomy & Wine Tour

On this one week journey you will embark your self to discover the taste and flavors of this unique region. Taste wines, the olive oil and the authentic food of this beautiful costal towns of Italy

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Vincenzo & Cindy

By Vincenzo & Cindy

Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

Driver

starting point

Bari

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Visit markets

Meet local people

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Culture & Arts

Food & Drink

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Enjoy the white alleys and a breathtaking sunset over the Itria Valley.

2

View the amazing panorama of millenary olive trees and the Adriatic sea in Ostuni

3

Walk around the Baroque town o Lecce

4

Taste the local grapes that made Puglia and Salento famous for its wines.

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Bari and Fasano Area - 60 KMs

Arrival at Bari airport, meet your private driver that will take you to your accommodation in the Fasano area. Free time and welcome dinner in a traditional restaurant.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Masseria Parco della Grava
Day 2

place Martina Franca and Locorotondo - 40 KMs

After breakfast, your driver will take you to a family-owned Salumi factory to learn how the famous capocollo di Martina Franca and other local salumi delicacies are produced. After a light lunch at the factory, you will be driven to a winery near Locorotondo where you will meet the owner that will take you around the vineyards, visit the winery and enjoy local wines in a cozy relaxed atmosphere. Visit Locorotondo at sunset, enjoying its white alleys and a breathtaking sunset over the Itria Valley. Back to your accommodation and dinner on your own. Overnight at your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Masseria Parco della Grava
Day 3

place Conversano and Polignano - 70 KMs

After breakfast, your driver will take you to Conversano to experience a cooking class in a local family-owned Masseria. Enjoy your time at the Masseria, learn how to cook Puglia delicacies and take your time to relax between the millenary olive trees. After lunch at the Masseria, you will be driven to Polignano to enjoy a walk in the pretty narrow streets of the village with its balconies overlooking the sea. Free time to enjoy a gelato, or the “caffè speciale” made only in Polignano a Mare. Back to your accommodation in the evening. Overnight at your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Masseria Parco della Grava
Day 4

place Alberobello and Cisternino - 60 KMs

After breakfast, your driver will take you to a renowned winery driving around the hills of Valle d’Itria, among olive trees, vineyards and white stone dry walls. Enjoy the visit to the winery and taste its famous award-winning wines and grapes. After lunch, you will be driven to Alberobello, the UNESCO site famous for its truly, white stone huts where people live and have shops. Meet our local guide Francesco that will take you around to visit the town and tell you a lot of secrets and insights about this unique place. After the visit and some photo shooting, your driver will take you to Cisternino, another gem of Itria Valley where you can visit the small old town, have a coffee or an aperitivo enjoying the amazing view of the Itria Valley from its public terrace. Back to your accommodation in the evening.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Masseria Parco della Grava
Day 5

place Ostuni and Lecce - 100 KMs

After breakfast, check-out and your driver will take you to the Ostuni countryside. You will visit a Masseria with an old underground olive press mill where you will taste a selection of different olive oils produced locally. A no to miss experience! Afterward, be driven to Ostuni town, the so-called “white city”. Go exploring Ostuni medieval old town, with alleys and whitewashed houses that unfold in a maze similar to that of a kasbah. Go up to the hill to view the amazing panorama of millinery olive trees and the Adriatic Sea. Your driver will take you to Lecce to check in at your accommodation. Dinner on your own.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Torre del Parco
Day 6

place Lecce

After breakfast, spend the day in Lecce, plenty of free time to walk around, exploring the quaint alleys and streets of this Baroque town also known as the “Florence of the South”. Meet your guide to start a “Lecce food tour” to discover all the local food delicacies that the city has to offer and to know the history and secrets of the amazing architecture of Lecce. Back to your accommodation at night and dinner on your own.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Torre del Parco
Day 7

place Salento and Bari - 150 KMs

Your driver will take you back to Bari to catch your flight back home. On the way to Bari, stop in one of the top wineries in the Salento area to indulge in another unforgettable wine tasting trying the local grapes that made Puglia and Salento famous for its wines.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Masseria Parco della Grava
  • Torre del Parco

Meals expand_less

  • Dinner (1)
  • Breakfast (6)
  • Lunch (2)

Activities expand_less

  • 4 food & gourmet experiences
  • 3 wine tasting & winery visits (2 in Itria Valley, 1 in Salento)

Extras expand_less

  • 1 paper travel journal of “My Road Trip in Puglia”
  • 1 digital map of your itinerary with points of interests, suggested parking areas, pick-up points

Not Included expand_less

  • Flights
  • Tips to guides
  • Entries to museums or other attractions
  • Tourist tax
  • Other expenses not mentioned

About Vincenzo & Cindy

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Expertise: 

Cycling

Kayaking

Hiking

Snorkeling/Diving

Visit markets

Meet local people

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Yoga

Meditation

Wellness retreat

Detox

Psychedelic Ceremonies

Historic & cultural landmarks

Outdoors & Nature

Classic Sights

Food & Drink

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Both born with wanderlust, we met through travel while working abroad. And when we went back to Italy in Vincenzo Region we decided to open our Tour Operator to host foreign people that want to experience and admire Puglia at its best!

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FROM PRICE PER TRAVELER

$6,277.00 USD