Puglia tasty 6 days

Arrive at Bari Palese Airport at 2:50 pm and transfer to 3-star property in the Itria Valley. Dinner to follow.

Breakfast and departure for the Bassa Murgia, home of mozzarella and primitive wine. Gioia del Colle is a thriving town in central Apulia. Followed by a visit to a renowned winery in the town with tasting of Primitivo wine from Gioia del Colle and light lunch.

The Murgia is a karstic territory and very generous in terms of quality: here at an altitude of 300 to 450 meters the grape has been meeting its optimal habitat for centuries. This winery has enhanced Primitivo wine and other native grape varieties for wines of international excellence.

In the afternoon, visit an agritourism farm that produces high-quality, healthy and natural cured meats and cheeses in the beautiful and unspoiled Putignano countryside. The farm has been engaged for many years now both in the production and sale of local organic products and in raising awareness of healthy eating while fully respecting the environment.

Breakfast and departure for Alta Murgia, home of durum wheat semolina bread. In the morning, visit at Altamura bakery with tasting of the delicious Altamura bread, focaccia and baked goods. We will be able to taste the flavor of good soft bread, unique and inimitable, the result of typical craftsmanship handed down by ancient tradition, and the specific climatic conditions in which it is produced.

We will then head to Matera for lunch. The restaurant offers a family atmosphere with home cooking and typical local dishes. This area is also known for the production of preserved oil.produce such as eggplant, artichokes, peppers and zucchini. In the afternoon, guided tour of Matera. Matera, a UNESCO site, is well known for its Sassi: extraordinary cavities carved into the rock, urban agglomerations used as houses up to 50 years ago. Matera has become even more famous as many directors have used its natural setting in their films, including Mel Gibson's "The Passion."

In the afternoon we will visit a charcuterie factory that produces traditional cured meats in the heart of Valle D'Itria and taste capocollo, a Slow Food Presidium. This area has always been devoted, by tradition and ideal climate, to the production of high quality cured meats because the flavor of the cured meats in the curing phase takes shape thanks to the air, which blows in from the Adriatic or Ionian seas depending on the winds. Return to the hotel for dinner.

Breakfast and departure for the Adriatic coast north of Bari. We will begin our tour by tasting Puglia's most representative product, olive oil. Puglia is famous for itsextra virgin olive oil, made from the impressive centuries-old olive trees of this land, and is the region with the largest production of extra virgin olive oil in the world. We will visit an ancient and renowned oil mill to witness live oil production. Light lunch and tasting of Apulian olives, oil and local products.

In the afternoon we will move on to dessert, with another fascinating visit to the Confetto Museum. This is an ancient tradition that respects the original recipes and high artisan confectionery. Authentic little masterpieces of the confectionery art, the sugared almonds are made using the finest ingredients that guarantee their high quality and unparalleled taste. Tasting of sugared almonds. Return to the hotel for dinner.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Upper Salento.

Apulian food and wine owes much to its wine: Apulia boasts a large production of high quality wines including Aleatico, Locorotondo, Primitivo di Manduria and Gioia del Colle, and Negroamaro, which represent the spearhead of a rich wine production known throughout the world.

We will visit Cantine Al Bano Carrisi, which has now entered the wine Gotha. Al Bano, a citizen of the world, has always remained attached to his Brindisi origins and his family's estate. The characteristics of the soil and strict respect for local traditions ensure the excellent level of the grapes according to the rules of organic farming. In the afternoon we will visit a charcuterie factory producing traditional cured meats in Cisternino, in the heart of Valle D'Itria, and taste the famous Slow Food Presidium capocollo. Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Alberobello. Alberobello is a hilltop village that has become famous for its "trulli," making it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Trulli are traditional Apulian houses made of dry-stone and having a conical dome, and still dot the entire Murgia area in the heart of the region. We will begin our tour by tasting Puglia's most representative product, olive oil.

Puglia is famous for its extra virgin olive oil, made from the impressive centuries-old olive trees of this land, and is the region with the largest production of extra virgin olive oil in the world. We will visit an ancient and renowned oil mill to witness live oil production. Departure for Bari Palese airport. Until the next vacation in Italy!