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Puglia - Discover the Heel of Italy
8 days
12 excursions & visits
0.5 days - free time
Easy going pace
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Watching mammas making orecchiette pasta in the colourful streets of Bari's Old Town. The pasta’s name translates as ‘little ears’ - take a closer look and you’ll see that’s exactly what they resemble.
From its historic cities and fairytale towns to its seemingly endless olive groves and diverse coastline that stretches for almost 500 miles, Puglia has a wealth of attractions for you to discover. See Alberobello’s trulli houses, explore the ancient cave dwellings and rock church of Matera, taste olive oil in the ‘white city’ of Ostuni, and more.
8 days
12 excursions & visits
0.5 days - free time
Easy going pace
Get more value every time
Nationwide return chauffeur service
Getting to the airport is easy, thanks to our nationwide return shared chauffeur service, which is included on every tour
See more, do more, experience more
We include incredible experiences and activities
Your holiday includes
13 meals
7 breakfasts, 6 dinnersAccommodation
7 nights in hotels
12 excursions & visits
Guided tours of Lecce (including entrance to the cathedral and Basilica di Santa Croce) and Matera
Visits to Otranto, Ostuni (with olive oil tasting), Cisternino, Alberobello (with wine tasting), Castellana Caves, Martina Franca, Bari, and Castel del Monte
Entrance to Marta Archaeological Museum, Taranto
Tour manager
Titan tour manager
Transport from the UK
International flights. Prices are based on return flights with British Airways from London Heathrow or Gatwick.
0.5 days free time
Enjoy time to explore independently, relax at your hotel, join our optional excursions or ask your tour manager for their recommendations.
Portable audio
Headset system on excursions
Porterage
Services included
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Your itinerary
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Day 1 - UK - Bari - Otranto
Our nationwide shared chauffeur service collects you from home for your flight to Bari. On arrival we transfer to our hotel in Otranto.
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Day 2 - Lecce - Otranto
This morning, we’ll head to Lecce for a guided walking tour. Known as the ‘Florence of the South’ for its baroque architecture, we’ll view inside the cathedral and the Basilica di Santa Croce. After admiring the city’s honey-stone palazzi and stopping for a delicious takeaway from a bakery, we’ll make our way back to Otranto for time to explore.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Excursion to Lecce and Otranto, including guided tour of Lecce, entrance to its cathedral and Basilica di Santa Croce and visit to bakery (all day)
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Day 3 - Ostuni - Cisternino - Alberobello
This morning we travel to Ostuni, a city which has been occupied since the Stone Age. Commonly known as ‘the white city', Ostuni’s hilltop citadel is encased in white walls and surrounded by white-painted architecture. The 15th-century cathedral is distinctive for the green, yellow and white slate tiles that encase it and the nearby buildings. We enjoy an olive oil tasting before travelling on to Alberobello, with a break to stretch our legs in Cisternino, a historic whitewashed town.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visits to Ostuni (with olive oil tasting) and Cisternino (all day)
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Day 4 - Castellana Caves - Alberobello
We drive to the Castellana Caves, a series of limestone caverns accidentally discovered in 1938. A guide will accompany you as you descend to explore the caves. We also visit Alberobello (there’s a 15-minute walk to the town from the coach). Dozens of quirky trulli - circular, conical-roofed houses - can be found in and around the town. We visit a winery here for a wine tasting accompanied by some local products. Dinner this evening will be at a local masseria.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Excursion to Castellana Caves (morning)
Visit to Alberobello with wine tasting (afternoon)
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Day 5 - Bari
We travel to the old port city of Bari. The Romanesque Basilica di San Nicola is dedicated to St Nicholas, or Father Christmas, and was built to house his remains (which still lie in the crypt). There is free time for lunch, before an included visit to Castel del Monte in the afternoon. Castel del Monte was built by Frederick II in the mid-13th century. Most probably intended as a hunting lodge, it crowns a medieval hilltop village.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visits to Bari (morning) and Castel del Monte (afternoon)
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Day 6 - Martina Franca & Taranto
Today we leave Alberobello and make our way to the pretty hilltop town of Martina Franca. We'll have time to wander the whitewashed alleyways, leading to attractive piazzas and baroque wonders. We also enjoy exploring the Marta Archaeological Museum in Taranto, with a guided visit. We then transfer to our hotel in Taranto.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit to Martina Franca and Taranto (all day)
Entrance to Marta Archaeological Museum (afternoon)
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Day 7 - Matera
Today we travel to the 2019 European Capital of Culture, Matera, famous for its ‘sassi’ - neighbourhoods of ancient cave dwellings. Monks first created this maze of living spaces and churches as they sought refuge from infidels at the end of the first millennium. Miraculously, they are still largely intact. After our morning guided tour of the rock church and caves, we have an afternoon at leisure in Matera.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit to Matera (all day)
Guided half-day tour of Matera (morning)
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Day 8 - Tarranto - Bari - UK
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival, your vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.
Today includes…
Day 1 - UK - Bari - Otranto
Our nationwide shared chauffeur service collects you from home for your flight to Bari. On arrival we transfer to our hotel in Otranto.
Today includes…
Day 2 - Lecce - Otranto
This morning, we’ll head to Lecce for a guided walking tour. Known as the ‘Florence of the South’ for its baroque architecture, we’ll view inside the cathedral and the Basilica di Santa Croce. After admiring the city’s honey-stone palazzi and stopping for a delicious takeaway from a bakery, we’ll make our way back to Otranto for time to explore.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Excursion to Lecce and Otranto, including guided tour of Lecce, entrance to its cathedral and Basilica di Santa Croce and visit to bakery (all day)
Day 3 - Ostuni - Cisternino - Alberobello
This morning we travel to Ostuni, a city which has been occupied since the Stone Age. Commonly known as ‘the white city', Ostuni’s hilltop citadel is encased in white walls and surrounded by white-painted architecture. The 15th-century cathedral is distinctive for the green, yellow and white slate tiles that encase it and the nearby buildings. We enjoy an olive oil tasting before travelling on to Alberobello, with a break to stretch our legs in Cisternino, a historic whitewashed town.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visits to Ostuni (with olive oil tasting) and Cisternino (all day)
Day 4 - Castellana Caves - Alberobello
We drive to the Castellana Caves, a series of limestone caverns accidentally discovered in 1938. A guide will accompany you as you descend to explore the caves. We also visit Alberobello (there’s a 15-minute walk to the town from the coach). Dozens of quirky trulli - circular, conical-roofed houses - can be found in and around the town. We visit a winery here for a wine tasting accompanied by some local products. Dinner this evening will be at a local masseria.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Excursion to Castellana Caves (morning)
Visit to Alberobello with wine tasting (afternoon)
Day 5 - Bari
We travel to the old port city of Bari. The Romanesque Basilica di San Nicola is dedicated to St Nicholas, or Father Christmas, and was built to house his remains (which still lie in the crypt). There is free time for lunch, before an included visit to Castel del Monte in the afternoon. Castel del Monte was built by Frederick II in the mid-13th century. Most probably intended as a hunting lodge, it crowns a medieval hilltop village.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visits to Bari (morning) and Castel del Monte (afternoon)
Day 6 - Martina Franca & Taranto
Today we leave Alberobello and make our way to the pretty hilltop town of Martina Franca. We'll have time to wander the whitewashed alleyways, leading to attractive piazzas and baroque wonders. We also enjoy exploring the Marta Archaeological Museum in Taranto, with a guided visit. We then transfer to our hotel in Taranto.
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit to Martina Franca and Taranto (all day)
Entrance to Marta Archaeological Museum (afternoon)
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Nationwide return chauffeur service
Getting to the airport is easy, thanks to our nationwide return shared chauffeur service, which is included on every tour.
More value
From excursions to hotels, entry tickets and dining packages, we include more than any other tour.
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