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Forming the ‘heel of Italy’, Puglia offers everything from Adriatic-coast fishing ports to remote hamlets and its signature ‘trulli’ – unique cone-roofed cottages.
Yet aside from these draws, it’s also home to rustic cuisine, a simple lifestyle and robust wines, making it a place not just to explore but to immerse yourself in.
On this 6 or 7-night tour we base you near Alberobello, the city of trulli, and visit not just highlights like Lecce and Matera, but some of Puglia’s hidden and most authentic gems. Discover quiet villages and medieval harbours, visit agritourism farms to watch bread and mozzarella being made, and enjoy classic Apulian cuisine at family-run restaurants along the way – bellissimo!
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Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today is dedicated to Italy’s ‘Florence of the South’–Lecce. This stunning city mixes baroque architecture with a buzzy atmosphere that makes it truly enjoyable to explore. You’ll take a guided walk around the elegant centre, alive with street cafes and shops, and admire treasures like the Basilica di Santa Croce, Piazza Duomo and the city’s hidden Roman remains. Your explorations end with free time for you to have lunch at a restaurant of your choosing. This evening you enjoy dinner in the hotel restaurant.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
We transfer to Bari airport for our lunchtime flight home.
Meals included: Breakfast
- Relax at the splendid 4-star Chiusa di Chietri near Alberobello, the city of trulli, for six or seven nights, with no change of hotels needed
- Wonder at the baroque beauty of Lecce, a city often compared to Florence
- Discover the art of making local mozzarella and focaccia at one of Puglia’s ‘masseria’ fortified farms
- Dip into hidden gems like the villages of Locorotondo and Ostuni, deep in the Tuscan-like Valle D’Itria
- Savour just-caught seafood at a humble osteria in seaside Monopoli
- Visit the gorgeous, UNESCO-protected town of Matera, immortalised in a 007 film and famed for its cave dwellings
- Sample some of Puglia’s finest local produce at family-run estates, such as wines from the Cantina Masseria Torricella and fruity home-grown olive oil
Grand Hotel La Chiusa di Chietri
The immaculate 4-star La Chiusa di Chietri sits in its own olive grove just a 5-minute drive from central Alberobello. While its architecture is modern and sleek, this well-run, privately owned hotel offers a true and traditional flavour of Puglia – warm hospitality, authentic cuisine and attentive service from friendly, local staff.
The hotel offers modern rooms with satellite TV, hairdryer, safe, air-conditioning and private bathroom, with most also offering garden views. During leisure time, guests can relax by the outdoor pool in the summer, stroll in the olive tree filled grounds, enjoy the luxurious indoor pool and wellness treatments at the spa, and savour freshly prepared, local dishes at the restaurant. A shuttle also runs into Alberobello – the perfect finishing touch.
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