7 days tour in Puglia: Taste Salento with Winedering

Here is what's in store for you

Day 1 - Brindisi

Today you arrive on your own at the airort and we'll pick up you and take you to the farmhouse. After check in and relax you we show you around the property. We'll visit the mill where our local friend Emilio explains all the procedure and  then we'll start with the olive oil tasting.Dinner at the farmhouse with typical food from Salento,such as biological vegetables directly collected from the farmhouse.

Day 2 - Castro, Santa Maria di Leuca

Today, after breakfast we depart for a secial tour of the Adriatic coast with stops at the Acquaviva marina, Marina serra before headint to visit of the historic center of Castro. We want to give you some spare time in Castro to eat something at one of the numerous local restaurants. In the afternoon tour to Santa Maria di Leuca with stop at Ciolo bridge, the town is the eastest town of Italy. We eturn to the farmhouse for relax, before having a special dinner based on fish dishes typically cooked in a traditional way.

Day 3 - Gallipoli, Lecce 

After breakfast we have a great dinner along the Ionian coast and we visit Gallipoli, a coastal town in Apulia, southern Italy. The historic center, on an island off the mainland, shelters churches like St. Agatha’s Cathedral, with its ornate facade. Nearby, the Church of St. Mary of Purity has a maiolica tiled floor. Gallipoli Castle includes the Rivellino tower, standing apart from the main building. Across the bridge, on the mainland,lies a wonderful   Greek Fountain, dating from the Renaissance.  We'll have some free time for try some local food  and return to the farm to rest. In the afternoon visit of Lecce, the pearl of the Baroque, with a professional guide and dinner in a typical pizzeria to try the real Italian pizza.

Day 4 - Alberobello, Ostuni 

Breakfast.Departure to the Valle d' Itria, and we'll visit the charming town of Alberobello (with a professional guide), a unique town with traditional white houses called " Trulli". The city is  listed as Unesco World Heritage Site, for the uniqueness of the landscape, and of the historic buildings that once served as storage and housing for the local population. Free time for shopping and then picnic lunch . In the afternoon we go towards Ostuni, a popular summer resort town, with a beautiful city center and called also the White City for the colour of its buildings. guided tour of the town. We then return to the farmhouse for dinner and overnight.

Day 5 - Maglie, Gastronomic Tour 

The whole day is dedicated to local gastronomy and  discovery of local products, to the processing and production of typical local dishes. Our first stop is to Maglie and  at the most important agro-food artisan workshops in the area, including a pasta factory, a mozzarella cheese factory where to try the famous " Burrata " and a chocolate workshop. Free time at Maglie. In the afternoon we'll enjoy an unforgettable wine tasting in a historic cellar in the area, we return to the farm and Cooking class with chef Emilio, explication and preparation of typical "home made pasta salentina" and Italian fresh pasta). Dinner at the farmhouse with what you made during the class .Overnight

Day 6 - Otranto, Porto Badisco,Zinzulusa cave  

After Breakfast we depart for a tour of the Adriatic coast with stop in Otranto, home to the 15th-century Aragonese Castle and 11th-century Otranto Cathedral, with a rose window and ornate mosaic flooring. At the harbor, Torre Matta tower enjoy sweeping sea views followed by a  visit of the city, free time to eat , short stops also at the bay of Orte,before hading towards the small fisherman's villages of  Porto Badisco and Porto Miggiano followed by a visit of the Zinzulusa Cave (prehistoric cave on the sea) return to the farmhouse and farewell dinner . Overnight.

Day 7 - Departure, Brindisi

Breakfast. Check out. Time to say goodbye to your new friends. Private transfer to the airport or Brindisi/Lecce train station. End of our services.