Grand Tour of Puglia & the 5 Senses 2026-27

Departure from your home city – lunch at leisure – afternoon guided tour of Trani (the Romanesque Cathedral “that comes from the sea”, dedicated to St Nicholas the Pilgrim) – tasting of Moscato di Trani in a wine shop – arrival in Martina Franca or Selva di Fasano – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Alberobello with its famous “Trulli”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – typical lunch – afternoon guided tour of Martina Franca (a fourteenth-century town renowned for its Baroque architecture) – visit to a producer of Capocollo di Martina Franca DOP cured meat, with tasting – evening return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Ostuni, the “white city”, and extra-virgin olive oil tasting at an oil mill – typical lunch at a masseria that produces its own cheeses – afternoon guided tour of Lecce, known as “the Florence of the South” (the Basilica of Santa Croce, the Church of the Gesù, San Matteo, the Cathedral, Sant’Irene, as well as a great many noble palaces, the Theatre and the Amphitheatre) – visit to a Lecce papier-mâché workshop – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Lecce by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – morning transfer to a masseria to prepare a typical Puglian lunch from start to finish, which we shall then enjoy together – visit to Galatina (the magnificent Basilica of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria of 1391, a masterpiece of Gothic art with frescoes of the Umbrian-Marche school – a monument that alone is worth the journey) and Nardò, one of the capitals of Italian and European Baroque (the splendid Romanesque-Norman cathedral, the exuberant, theatrical Piazza Salandra and the unmissable Museum of Prehistory, which displays the exceptional milk teeth whose discovery attests to the presence of Homo sapiens sapiens in the Grotta del Cavallo 40,000-45,000 years ago) – afternoon stop to enjoy a pasticciotto with coffee and almond milk – evening return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Gallipoli “the beautiful city”, a characterful old town where little fishermen’s houses stand beside noble palaces – visit to the fish market, where you can taste a delicious hot fish fry and the famous Gallipoli prawn, strictly raw – street-food lunch at leisure – afternoon guided tour of Otranto (the Romanesque Cathedral of 1480 with the famous Pantaleone mosaic inside, the Ossuary of the Martyrs canonised by Pope Benedict XVI, and the crypt beneath, built on the remains of an ancient Roman tribunal) – evening return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Polignano a Mare with a stroll through the streets of the old town, tasting of artisan ice cream – on to Bari – street-food lunch at leisure in Bari – we recommend focaccia barese, sgagliozze and an octopus sandwich – afternoon guided tour of Bari (the historic centre with the Basilica of San Nicola, a stroll through Bari Vecchia, the Cathedral of San Sabino, the Swabian Castle – exterior) – evening check-in at the hotel in Bari – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Bari by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – visit to Altamura (the historic centre with the Cathedral of the Assumption and, nearby, the Pulo, a karst sinkhole 75 metres deep and 500 metres wide) and Ruvo di Puglia (the Church of San Domenico, the Cathedral, the Castle) – light lunch at a traditional bakery in Altamura – evening return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Barletta by night: an excursion by private coach with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Castel del Monte, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the castle of Frederick II, built on the model of the Palatine Chapel at Aachen and inscribed on the World Heritage List) – after the visit, transfer to a typical winery – visit and light lunch with wine tasting – afternoon return journey – evening arrival