




4 people
6 Nights Salento - Authentic Gastronomy Experince Tours Itinerary
Overview
Salento shows its own charm all year round. In addition to Baroque Art Cities that you can visit in every season, you can enjoy the beautiful sea in the Summer and the collection of the variety of oil in the Fall and the Winter.
Here you will be staying at a family-owned bed and breakfast masseria in Castiglione surrounded by 11 hectares of olive trees 2 miles away from the beautiful Adriatic Sea. The dinner will be provided by the owners who also manage a small restaurant where traditional handmade dishes made from the produces grown in the farm are served.
You will experience a travel back in time to a peaceful masseria with organic gardens and farms and even take a cooking class where you get to use the ingredients straight from the farm.
Duration: 7 Days (approx.)
Location: Andrano
Notes:
The tour is only for individuals or small groups, never more than 4 people for each date.
Airport pick up and drop off at Bari Airport available on request at an extra charge.
Possibility to extend the tour with pre and post night.
Possibility to combine the tour with the Matera Package with 3 days in the city of stones
Meet our driver at the airport and head to the farmhouse. After checking in you will be shown around the property. After a short break, you will be taken to the tour around the farmhouse and the mill where Emilio will explain the traditional oil producing procedures followed by an oil tasting. The dinner provided at the farmhouse will be cooked with the vegetables harvested from the farm on site.
After breakfast, you will head to the historic center of Castro along the Adriatic coast with stops at Acquaviva marina and Marina serra. After a free time in Castro, enjoy the lunch at one of the many local restaurants. In the afternoon, you will be guided to Santa Maria di Leuca, a town located on the east side of Italy, with a stop at Ciolo bridge. Return to the farmhouse and enjoy a relaxing free time. Seafood cooked in a traditional method will be served as dinner.
After breakfast, enjoy the excursion along the Ionian coast and a visit at Gallipoli, a coastal town in Apulia, southern Italy. The historic center on an island off the coast is the home of churches like beautiful St. Agatha’s Cathedral with the ornate facade and the Church of St. Mary of Purity with maiolica tiled floor. At Gallipoli Castle, you can see Rivellino tower, standing apart from the main building. Across the bridge, on the mainland, lies a gorgeous Greek Fountain, dating from the Renaissance era. Take a free time and enjoy local food afterwards. Return to the farmhouse and take a break. In the afternoon, visit Lecce, the pearl of the Baroque. A professional guide will give you a tour and you will be taken to a Neapolitan pizzeria to taste the real Italian pizza for dinner.
After breakfast, head to Valle d' Itria and enjoy a tour around the town of Alberobello with a professional guide. Alberobello, an Unesco World Heritage Site, is known for its unique landscape and the traditional white houses called "Trulli" that are once used as storage and housing. After a free time for shopping at the town and lunch, head to Ostuni, a popular summer resort town. Here you will find a beautiful city center and called White City. Enjoy a guided tour around the town. Return to the farmhouse and enjoy the dinner.
After breakfast, head to Maglie and visit the most notable agro-food artisan workshops including a pasta factory, a mozzarella cheese factory where you can try the famous "Burrata," and a chocolatier. Take a free time in Maglie. In the afternoon, visit a local historic wine cellar and enjoy wine tasting. Return to the farm and attend a cooking class with chef Emilio to learn how to cook fresh pasta and “salentina," a homemade pasta dish. Enjoy the dinner at the farmhouse with what you made during the class.
After Breakfast, head to the Adriatic coast with a stop at Otranto, the home of the 15th-century Aragonese Castle and 11th-century Otranto Cathedral decorated with rose windows and ornate mosaic floorings. At Torre Matta tower located at the harbor, enjoy the breathtaking views and head to the city for a free time and lunch. Take a short stop at the bay of Orte before heading to Porto Badisco, the small fisherman's villages, and Porto Miggiano. Take a visit to the prehistoric sea cave, Zinzulusa Cave. Return to the farmhouse and enjoy the farewell dinner.
After breakfast, check out. Private transfer to the airport or Brindisi/Lecce train station.
Select Package Options
Standard package
6 nights accommodation in double room at a traditional farmhouse called " Masseria "
Guided Tour of Ostuni
Guided tour of Lecce
Guided tour of Alberobello
Guided tour of Otranto
English speaking driver and guide where necessary
6 breakfasts and 6 dinners at the farmhouse with typical dishes of Salento and biological products
1 wine tasting
1 olive oil tasting ,Cheese and Chocolate tasting
1 Pick nick lunch during the sightseeing in Alberobello
1 cooking class
1 glass of wine at dinners
Private Transfer on arrival and departure to Brindisi Airport
Transfer in private vehicle during the whole tour and excursions
Gift from the owner
International flights
Travel insurance
all what not mentioned under "what's included"
Alholic beverages at dinner expect 1 glass of wine per person