8-Day Puglia, Matera and Salento Tour with Tastings and Workshops

Meet your private driver at Bari Airport or Bari Centrale railway station and transfer to Trani. Check in for a 2-night stay at a boutique hotel such as Palazzo Paciotti or a similar property.

At 18:00, meet your local guide by Trani Cathedral for a sunset walk around the harbour, medieval quarter, and Jewish quarter, including Sinagoga Scolanova. At 19:30, enjoy a welcome aperitivo with local products by the harbour. Dinner is at your leisure. Overnight in Trani.

After breakfast, leave Trani at 10:00 for a guided visit to Castel del Monte, with priority access. Return to Trani at about 13:00 for lunch at your leisure.

At 16:30, visit a historic winery for a guided tasting of Moscato di Trani DOC and wines from the Murge. Return to the hotel at about 18:00. Overnight in Trani.

After breakfast and check-out, meet at 09:00 by Chiesa di Santa Teresa. Visit a traditional dairy for a hands-on mozzarella and burrata experience with tasting, then stop at a local olive mill to taste extra-virgin olive oil and learn about its production.

Arrive in Bari at about 15:00 and check in at Hotel Boston or a similar property. At 18:00, meet by Castello Svevo for a guided sunset walk through Bari's old town. Overnight in Bari.

At 09:00, depart by minivan for a guided walk among Alberobello's UNESCO-listed trulli, with local artisans and stories about local traditions.

Continue to Polignano a Mare for tastings such as traditional focaccia and the town's special coffee, followed by a walk through the old town and its sea-view terraces. Leave for Bari at about 14:00. Afternoon and evening at leisure. Overnight in Bari.

After breakfast and check-out, leave Bari at 09:00 for Matera and leave your bags at the hotel. Meet your local guide at 10:30 for a visit to the Sassi districts, a traditional cave dwelling, and a rock-hewn church, with a tasting of Amaro Lucano.

The visit ends at about 12:30; enjoy free time to explore Matera and see the evening light. Overnight in a boutique hotel in the Sassi.

After breakfast and check-out, transfer privately from Matera to Lecce at 10:00. Check in at Hotel President or a similar property for 2 nights, leave your bags, and enjoy free time for lunch.

At 16:00, join a 3-hour experience combining Lecce's Baroque architecture with a traditional papier-mâché workshop. Taste traditional coffee and pasticciotto. Evening at leisure. Overnight in Lecce.

At 09:00, depart for Otranto. Explore the easternmost town in Italy on an Ape Calessino, including its old town and cathedral mosaic, and enjoy free time.

Continue to Gallipoli, with free time for lunch, then take an Ape Calessino ride through the historic centre, its noble palaces, and Baroque churches. Return to Lecce. Overnight in Lecce.

After breakfast and check-out, take a private transfer from Lecce to Bari Airport or Bari Centrale at 10:00. End of services.