Mini Tour of Apulia and Matera

Program

Day 1:
Tuesday: Apulia Central - Valle de Itria
Arrival in Bari and meet your driver at 5:45 p.m. at the meeting point communicated before departure. Transfer to the Itria Valley and check-in at the hotel. Before dinner, meet with your guide. Welcome cocktail and presentation of the tour. Dinner and accommodation.

Day 2:
Wednesday: Valle de Itria - Grutas de Castellana - Alberobello - Ostuni - Valle de Itria.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Grotte di Castellana and visit the grottoes. Arrival in Alberobello, the “capital of the trulli” and walk through its monumental area declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Lunch. Departure to Ostuni, the “white city,” and walk through its picturesque historic center with a visit to its Romanesque-Gothic cathedral. Return to the hotel in the Valle de Itria area and dinner.

Day 3:
Thursday: Valle de Itria - Lecce - Otranto - Valle de Itria
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Lecce, the “Florence of the South,” capital of Pugliese baroque. Visit the historic center with the Basilica of Santa Croce, Piazza Duomo and Piazza San Oronzo. Small oil tasting. Lunch. In the afternoon, departure to Otranto to visit this city called the “Gate to the East,” with its Romanesque Cathedral, the chapel of the tomb of the Holy Martyrs and the suggestive Crypt. Return to the hotel in the Valle de Itria area and have dinner.

Day 4:
Friday: Valle de Itria - Matera - Apulia Central
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Matera to visit the historic center, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO thanks to the famous “Sassi” neighborhoods and their small houses, wineries and churches largely excavated in the rock, with particular attention to the “Sassi” Barisano and Caveoso neighborhoods. Lunch and departure to Bari or surrounding areas. Transfer to the central area of ​​Apulia. Accommodation at the hotel in Bari/Barletta area or surroundings and enjoy dinner.

Day 5:
Saturday: Central Apulia
Breakfast at the hotel and the end of our services.

Price includes

- GT coach and multilingual accompanying guide from the afternoon of the day of arrival until lunch the day before return.
- Full board, fixed regional menu, from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last.
- Drinks during meals 1/4 wine + 1/2 mineral water
- 4* hotels
- Welcome cocktail.
- Use of audio-receiving devices throughout the duration of the circuit
- Tasting of typical Bari bread and oil

Note about the guide:
Bilingual guide, English/Italian in most cases. Occasionally it could be English along with another language from the markets we work with (Spanish, French, Portuguese), or just English, but never more than 2 languages.

Price does not include

- Inbound and outbound transfers.
- Entries. The cost of tickets it is €25 approx per person. This amount may vary without prior notice in the event of new regional and/or national regulations or in the case of temporary exhibitions/events.
- Possible local taxes and tourist taxes.
- Anything not explicitly stated as included.