Tour Details
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights
Departure: Every Day
Popularity: 10/10
Tour Price (Per Person):
$4499 AUD per person in a double room (for a minimum of 2 paying guests). For a single room there is a supplement of $549 AUD.
Available Languages: Italian, English, Spanish (MONOLINGUAL TOUR)
Organised trip in minivan with departures from Bari and arrival in Lecce
Treat yourself to 6 days of discoveries, guided tours and taste itineraries in a magnificent tour of Puglia and Matera. Together with our certified tourist guides you will be able to experience full days crossing through wonderful locations and places that are rich in history. Along the way, you’ll also have the opportunity to meet locals and immerse yourself in the amazing culture.
We will guide you to the 3 most beautiful UNESCO sites in southern Italy: Castel del Monte, Alberobello and Matera. Our organised tour also includes guided visits to old Bari, Ostuni and Lecce.
This Puglia and Matera Tour is for those who want to enjoy a long and exciting journey. If you love trips organised in full detail, that are comfortable and will assist you with discovering new places, this group tour is for you! Plus if you love to discover local cuisine as well as try traditional recipes then this is the right trip. Not only will you taste the most delicious dishes but you will also do it in unique locations. This is a great quality travel pack! You will be able to dedicate the right amount of time to each stage and experience of the tour, while discovering the best local products and cuisine.
TOUR PUGLIA AND MATERA UNESCO WONDERS 6 DAYS IN BRIEF
1st day – Afternoon guided tour of Bari (street food tour and night in Bari)
2nd day – Guided tours Trani and Castel del Monte. Arrival in Matera (night in Matera)
3rd day – Guided tour of the Sassi of Matera. Free afternoon. (Matera night)
4th day – Tour of Alberobello and Ostuni. Arrival in Lecce (night in Lecce)
5thh day – Guided tour of Lecce. Free afternoon. (Lecce night)
6th day – End of the tour
Highlights:
Sleeping in 3 different cities: Bari, Matera and Lecce, each with its own charm. You will be enchanted by the beauty of Matera with the lights of the sunset. You will sleep in the characteristic Sassi neighborhood. You will taste the typical products of Bari street food. You will walk in the magical Alberobello with its enchanting trulli. You can relax by spending a whole day between Trani and Castel del Monte. You will admire the baroque of Lecce and the splendid white city, Ostuni. Really many things in one trip to remember forever.
Day 1 - Bari street food (Hotel in Bari)
Independent arrival in Bari and check in selected hotel in the city center.Initial briefing and welcome drink with our guide.Immediately after afternoon tour of the old city in the company of our local guide. You will visit the exteriors of the Swabian castle. You will walk in the street of the “orecchiette” until you get to the Cathedral of San Sabino and the Basilica of San Nicola. You will taste the specialties of Bari street food: focaccia, sgagliozze and panzerotto.
Appointment at 15.00 pm at the hotel.
Day 2 - Trani and Castel del Monte (hotel in Matera)
Breakfast and departure from Bari at 9.00 with destination Trani to admire the splendid cathedral on the sea, the port and the ancient Jewish quarter. Observing the slow life of this seaside city will be one of the best moments you will experience on this tour, also because it is a real pearl yet to be discovered.
In the afternoon stop at Castel del Monte, one of the most mysterious and fascinating castles in southern Italy designed by Frederick II of Swabia. Our professional local guide will accompany you on a historical itinerary in order to truly appreciate this monument, a UNESCO site since 1996 and a symbol of Puglia, wanted by the Emperor defined as “Stupor Mundi”. Then transfer to Matera and overnight. Tourist tax to be paid locally from €2 to €4 per person per day depending on the season.
Day 3 - Matera (Hotel in Matera)
Breakfast and guided tour in the city of the Sassi at 10.30 starting from Piazza Vittorio Veneto in front of the Banco di Napoli with a panoramic view of the Civita and the Sasso Barisano. We will cross Piazza del Sedile and Via Duomo until we reach the beautiful belvedere. We will enter the rock churches Madonna dell’Idris and San Giovanni Monterrone and a typical cave house.
Free afternoon.
Day 4 - Alberobello and Ostuni (hotel in Lecce)
Breakfast and transfer at 9.00 to Alberobello, a UNESCO site since 1996 and a must-see when you arrive in Puglia. The capital of the trulli has a unique charm and is like no other place. You will know the history of this place which has been handing down for centuries the typical rural architecture that still survives today. Guided tour of the city at 10.30. Our local guide will show you the two districts Aia Piccola and Rione Monti. Extra virgin olive oil tasting. In the afternoon visit of Ostuni. Also called “the white city”, Ostuni stands out for its characteristic historic center with houses painted totally in white which the Apulian sun makes seem even brighter.
You will be guided through the most important characteristic squares and alleys of the center embellished by the residents up to the cathedral. You will admire the expanse of olive trees bordered by the sea. At the end of traveling back to Lecce, check in.
Day 5 -Lecce (hotel in Lecce)
Breakfast and guided tour of Lecce at 10.30 starting from Piazza Sant’Oronzo, in front of Caffé Alvino.Tour in the Baroque city, among the rich facades of palaces and churches and local craft shops.The route will start from Piazza Sant’Oronzo and wind its way through the ancient village admiring the Cathedral, the Basilica of Santa Croce, the Church of Sant’Irene.Finally, tasting of the typical sweet from Lecce: the pasticciotto.
Day 6 Lecce
After breakfast end of services
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