About this trip
Eight days moving through Puglia's long history, from prehistoric sites and Magna Graecia to Baroque Lecce, with food and wine woven through every day rather than treated as an afterthought.
You'll eat well at premium restaurants built around the region's produce and wine, sleep two nights in a traditional trullo in Alberobello, and take in three UNESCO World Heritage Sites along the way.
It's a small group with a fully guided, easy pace — the kind of trip where the history and the food get equal billing, and someone else handles the logistics.
What you'll do
- Visit the UNESCO sites of Alberobello, Castel del Monte, and Matera
- Stay two nights in a traditional trullo in Alberobello
- Join a hands-on pasta-making demonstration
- Walk the Baroque streets of Lecce
- Tour Otranto and see the cathedral's mosaic scenes
- Dine at premium restaurants sampling Puglian food and wine
- Food and wine are central here, with meals at premium restaurants built into the days, not optional extras
- Easy pace with a fully guided small group, suited to those who'd rather not plan logistics themselves
Worth it if you value personalised, knowledge-led travel with a genuinely attentive guide. Think twice if you prefer larger group anonymity or have serious mobility constraints.
- Gaetano adapts routes for mobility issues—arranged a doctor to a Trulli house so one guest could continue touring.
- Meals consistently described as exceptional: vineyard visits, farm-to-table, fine dining with wine pairings all included.
- Guide employs local specialists at various stops for deeper knowledge; balances historical facts with letting landscape speak.
- Small group tours mean limited anonymity; success hinges entirely on guide personality and group chemistry.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Bari · 1 Nov – 2 Nov
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