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Puglia Private Experience (including Matera): Great landscapes and rural heritage

7 days
Start and end in Rome
4.3
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Food & Culinary
Savor the world one bite at a time
Guided in English
Other languages on request: Spanish
Group Size 2 - 6
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Rome to Benevento to Alberobello

    You'll leave central Rome and head south to Benevento, where you'll visit the Spazio Strega Museum to see how they make the famous Strega liqueur from start to finish. From there, continue on to Alberobello and walk around the trulli, those cone-shaped stone houses built without mortar that make the town so distinctive. You'll be staying at a trulli resort tonight, so you get to sleep inside one of these unique structures.

    Start point
    Roma, Rome, Italy (Hotel in the city centre, 16:30 - 17:00)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Museum 'Spazio Strega' in Benevento
    • Explore Alberobello city centre and UNESCO Trulli
    Landmarks
    Spazio Strega Museum
    Alberobello
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  2. Day 2

    Olive Farm - Ostuni

    After breakfast, you'll head to a local olive farm where the farmers show you how the mill works and walk you through making extra virgin olive oil, with a tasting included. Midday is free for lunch on your own. Later you'll travel to Ostuni, the white city that sits high on a hill, and take a fun ride through the narrow streets in an Ape Calessino (a three-wheeled vehicle). Then it's back to Alberobello for the night.

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Olive Farm tour with olive mill experience and oil tasting
    • Tour of Ostuni using the Ape Calessino
    Landmarks
    Ostuni
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  3. Day 3

    Alberobello to Lecce

    Start with breakfast, then join a cooking class where you'll learn to make traditional Apulian dishes using authentic recipes, finishing up with lunch where you eat what you've prepared. In the afternoon, you'll travel to Lecce to see the Baroque architecture the city is known for, particularly the white Pietra Leccese stone used in the buildings and monuments throughout town. Your resort overlooks the Salento coastline.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Tasting lunch at the end of cooking class)

    Included Activities

    • Cooking class in traditional Apulian cuisine with tasting lunch
    • Guided tour of Lecce city centre
    Landmarks
    Lecce
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  4. Day 4

    Salento Coastline - Otranto

    After breakfast, you'll get on a private boat to cruise along the Salento coastline with local professionals showing you beaches and bays along the way. Lunch happens on board with regional products and local wines. Following the boat trip, you'll visit Otranto, a town that blends history and art before heading back to your hotel.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch with typical products and wines on board private boat)

    Included Activities

    • Private boat navigation along Salento coastline
    • Lunch with typical products and wines on board
    • Visit of Otranto town
    Landmarks
    Otranto
  5. Day 5

    Vineyard - Gallipoli - Nardò

    After breakfast, you'll go to a local vineyard in the area and walk the grounds while tasting regional DOP wines. Then head to Gallipoli, a city with multicultural history, and walk through the alleys of the old town. Later you'll visit Nardò, known for its nice historic center and beaches, before returning to your hotel for the night.

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Wine tasting at local vineyard in Salento
    • Visit of Gallipoli city centre
    • Visit of Nardò town
    Landmarks
    Gallipoli
    Nardò
  6. Day 6

    Lecce to Matera

    You'll travel to Matera after breakfast, the UNESCO World Heritage site famous for houses carved directly into the rock face. Your guide will show you around, and then you'll participate in a sensory workshop where you create your own personalized perfume using natural plant and flower extracts from the area. You'll sleep overnight in a restored cave dwelling within the Sassi, the original part of the city.

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Matera (City of Stone)
    • Sensory laboratory perfume creation experience
    Landmarks
    Matera
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  7. Day 7

    Matera to Rome

    After breakfast at your hotel, you'll check out and head back to Rome, bringing your tour to an end.

    Meals
    Breakfast
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Customer Reviews

  • Julian
    · September 19th, 2025
    Bad hotel in Verona, very, very, very small rooms
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  • Glen
    · July 18th, 2025
    Breathtaking views of lakes and mountains. The villages visited were beautiful.
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  • Rhonda
    · June 8th, 2025
    Loved this tour! A great itinerary with some surprising highlights, wonderful to see these beautiful places on my bucket list. Silvia, our guide , was wonderful and made everything effortless . The drivers were also very capable and courteous. The bus was modern and well equipped with charging ports and wifi. If it was possible to add an extra couple of days in Lake Bellagio and Bergamo, that would be good. Initial hotel, starlight hotels Anderson in Milan, was good. the hotel in Verona, although a central location, was very poor and uncomfortable.
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    Jessica

    Asked on September 7th, 2023

    Please advise if rooms are shared. If shared please advise cost of your with room to a single only traveller.

    Accommodation
    Single supplement
    • Europeando EuropaOperatorWritten September 2023

      This is a tour based on 4 people traveling together, can be customised for more or less (2 or 3) but cannot be applied on a single traveler. Just to give you an idea the price would be more than 4 times higher than the published one (based on 4 people occupying two double).

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      Jessica

      TravelerWritten September 2023

      I wasn't clear in what I was asking. My question was if other people were keen on those days and the trip went ahead, what would the cost be to not share a room. I am very keen on those dates so if other travellers are looking and the tour would go ahead, please let me know.

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    Lynne

    Asked on June 14th, 2022

    The overview of this trip does not mention what, if any, meals are included. How many meals are included?

    Meals
    • Europeando EuropaOperatorWritten June 2022

      In this private tour we include as meals, besides all the breakfasts in the hotels: A LUNCH EXPERIENCE 'APULIAN TRADITION' MADE AFTER THE COOKING CLASS, WITH PRODUCTS OF THE TERRITORY AND DISHES OF THE APULIAN TRADITION, A OLIVE OIL TASTING AND A SALENTO WINES TASTING

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