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Monteleone Ruvo Terlizzi BARI Free LIS (Italian Sign Language) interpreters are available di Púglia Sant’Agata Candela Bitonto by contacting one of the Tourist Information Offices and, di Puglia Castel di Púglia Mola di Bari Rocchetta Minervino Modugno Noicattaro in collaboration with UIC Puglia, qualified tour guides for Sant’Antonio Palo del Murge del Monte Bitetto Colle Valenzano 4 accompanying blind persons can also be arranged. Bitritto 5 Grumo Rutigliano Appula Adélfia Polignano a Mare Monópoli Conversano Sannicandro Spinazzola di Bari Acquaviva Turi Poggiorsini delle Fonti Sammichele Savelletri Cassano delle di Bari Castellana Murge Grotte Putignano 10 Fasano Altamura Pezze 8 di Greco Gravina in Gióia del Noci Alberobello Santéramo in Locorotondo 11 Púglia Colle Colle Cisternino Ostuni Carovigno P. Penne Montursi Martina 9 San Michele 417 m Franca Salentino Capo Bianco San Vito Céglie 12 Messápica dei Normanni Bríndisi Móttola Crispiano Palagianello 13 Massafra Montemesola Latiano Palagiano Statte Ginosa Mesagne Grottáglie Villa San Pietro Castelli Francavilla Vernótico 6 Ória Cellino 14 MARTINA FRANCA SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO Fontana San Marco Torchiarolo Tourist Information Piazza XX Settembre, 3 Piazza Europa,104 Castellaneta Táranto M. Piccolo Cellino Tel. +39 080 4805702 Tel. +39 0882 456240 Marina San Giórgio San Marzano San Pancrázio Offices di San Giuseppe Torre San Marco Iónico S. SusannaSalentino San Cataldo MOLA DI BARI Í. Chéradi Mar Palazzo Roberti Via Roma, 241/H Grande S. Marzano 16 Piazza XX Settembre Tel. +39 0836 944043 di S. Gius. Campi Tel. +39 342 6157164 GuagnanoSalice Salentina Talsano Sava Mandúria Nóvoli Oasi Naturale ALBEROBELLO CONVERSANO Tel. +39 333 9021724 SANT’AGATA DI PUGLIA Lizzano Salentino 17 Capo S. 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Tel. +39 080 9909341 Via Municipio, 4 Tel. +39 099 4581721 TARANTO Castrignano dei Greci Porto Tel. +39 0831 811262 OSTUNI Nardò BARI Info Point Corso Mazzini, 8 TARANTO Info Point Selvaggio Soleto CannoleCannole Ótranto Piazza del Ferrarese FOGGIA Info Point Tel. +39 0831 301268 Piazza Castello Corigliano Máglie Uggiano Piazza Federico II Tel. +39 324 8882923 Galátone d’ GiurdinagnoPalmariggi C. d’Ótranto BARLETTA Tel. +39 0881 773420 OTRANTO Castle la Chiesa 23 Muro 19 MinervinoUggiano La Chiesa C.so Garibaldi, 204/206 Piazza Castello Aragonese TORRE DELL’ORSO - 22 Leccese di Lecce Porto Tel. +39 0883 331331 GALLIPOLI Tel. +39 0836 801436 Via Lungomare Matteotti PoggiardoMinervino Badisco Via Antonietta De Pace, 86 Tel. +39 0832 841070 di Lecce BITONTO Tel. +39 0833 262529 OTRANTO Marina Gallípoli Neviano di Lecce S. Cesárea Terme Via G. Rogadeo, 52 Via del Porto TRANI Tel. +39 080 2254581 GALLIPOLI Info Point Tel. +39 0836 804954 Piazza Trieste, 10 Nocíglia Castro Í. S. Andrea 21 Piazza Fontana Greca Tel. +39 0883 588830 Castro BRINDISI Tel. +39 324 8882784 PESCHICI Info Point 18 Lungomare Regina Margherita, 44 Corso Garibaldi TRANI Info Point Tel. +39 0831 523072 GRAVINA DI PUGLIA Tel. +39 349 8106004 Piazza Trieste Via Matteotti, 17 Tel. +39 324 8882924 Rácale BRINDISI Airport Tel. +39 080 3269065 POGGIARDO Arrivals Entry Parco dei Guerrieri, S.P. 363 TRICASE Tricase Tel. +39 0831 418677 LECCE Tel. +39 800 551155 Palazzo Gallone 20 Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 18 Tel. +39 0836 909850 Piazza Pisanelli CEGLIE MESSAPICA Tel. +39 0832 332463 Tel. +39 0833 777237 Salve Via Giuseppe Elia, 16 POLIGNANO A MARE Morciano di LeucaPatù Tel. +39 0831 371003 MANFREDONIA Via Martiri di Dogali, 2 UGENTO Patù Tel. +39 080 9142487 Via Adolfo Colosso Piazza della Libertà, 1 CISTERNINO Info Point Tel. +39 0884 581998 Tel. +39 0833 555770 Via San Quirico RUTIGLIANO MAR IÓNIO C. S. Maria di Léuca Belvedere MARGHERITA DI SAVOIA Palazzo San Domenico VIESTE Santa Maria Tel. +39 324 8882785 Via Principe Amedeo, 4 Via L. Tarantini, 28 Piazza Kennedy di Léuca Tel. +39 0883 654012 Tel. +39 080 4767306 Tel. +39 0884 708806 - 707495 FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY The first two Fridays in September | 7.30 - 11 a.m. 05/07 | 4 - 6 p.m. and uncontaminated limestone surface. This is the site that Audouin’s Gull has chosen for 9 Nature Reserve On the wings of the park. Bird watching with an expert The secrets of Zinzulusa. Guided cave visit its nest in the park: the sole site along the Adriatic and Ionian coast. You can take part in Every Friday from July to September | 7.30 - 11 p.m. trekking, bike riding and nature walks every Friday. Exploring the stars. Guided tour to the Astronomical Observatory Bosco delle Pianelle Bookings 12/07 | 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Call +39 3339855341 - +39 3497587100 - E-mail [email protected] The Cipolliane Route. Nature walk to the Cipolliane Caves in Marina di Novaglie Every Friday from July to September | 6 - 8 p.m. FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY A day trip from Villa Framarino along the ravine bed. Hike amongst natural cavities and MARTINA FRANCA (TA) 12/07 | 5 - 7 p.m. 05/07 - 26/07 - 16/08 – 06/09 - 27/09 |5.30 - 8.30 p.m. fortified masserie (traditional Italian farmhouses) 15 Play‘n Trek at Torre Lupo. Baby trekking with entertainment, visit to the apiary and tasting Trekking with local product tasting at the end SUMMER 2013 Holm oak woods and Mediterranean scrub, but also many species of wild orchids, some Ecomuseum Cavallino guidemap of which are very rare. The particular micro-climate in this Reserve favours the presence Bookings 12/07 | 7.30 - 11 p.m. of plants and flowers that originate from the Balkans. Every Friday you can take part in 12/07 – 02/08 - 23/08 - 13/09 | 5.30 - 8.30 p.m. Call +39 328 55940703 - +39 393 4356956 Bike trip to the Chiesa dei Diavoli (Church of the Little Devils). Bike ride to the Chiesa nature walks to discover the flora and trek in the footsteps of the highwaymen! Cavallino (LE) Biking with local product tasting E-mail [email protected] - [email protected] dei Diavoli of Tricase with guided tour, screening of the short film by Winspeare and performance by the singer-songwriter P40 FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY The stratification of civilizations over thousands of years is captured in the ecomuseum, created by the University of Salento on the site of an important Messapian settlement. The 19/07 – 09/08 - 30/08 - 20/09 | 5.30 - 8.30 p.m. 19/07 | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Nature walk with local product tasting at the end 05/07 - 19/07 - 02/08 - 16/08 - 30/08 – 13/09 - 27/09 | 6 - 8.30 p.m. equipped routes will take you back in time through the cities of the past. You can take part in 4 Sailing in the Park. Boat trip along the Otranto coast to Leuca S.A.C. The seas within the Walls: The secret of the woods. Nature walk through Macedonian and holm oak woods. Free guided visits to the archaeological dig site or the museum every Friday. the blue of Puglia shuttle service from Martina Franca. Bookings FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 19/07 | 5 - 8 p.m. Call +39 0833261844 - +39 3479022874 - E-mail [email protected] Acquaviva Canal. Walk and visit to the Natural Museum 12/07 - 26/07 – 09/08 - 23/08 – 06/09 - 20/09 | 6 - 8.30 p.m. On Friday, nature is Every Friday in July | 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Conversano (BA) In the footsteps on the highwaymen. Trekking along the bottom of the Vuolo ravine. Free 19/07 | 5 - 7 p.m. extraordinary. shuttle service from Martina Franca. The archaeological Dig site and excavations. Guided visit to the operational archaeological Dig site Donkey Trek along Via del Mito. Donkey ride and tasting of typical products in the Tricase 22 Nature and art, cultural and environmental heritage are an important heritage for Woods S.A.C. The sea and stone of Salento Free activities Conversano, Polignano, Mola and Rutigliano. Extending from the inland to the sea, water Bookings Call +39 3665999514 - E-mail [email protected] Every Friday from August to September | 5 - 7.30 p.m. to discover parks, is the element that binds these four locations set in a karstic landscape to be discovered Visit to the Ecomuseum. Guided visit 26/07 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. protected areas and explored. Every Friday, you can bike along the paths of these lands to discover sites Swimming and trekking along the salt roads. Hiking, adventure park and guided diving for Sannicola (LE) EVERY FRIDAY and eco-museums and beautiful landscapes. Bookings all, leaving from Corsano 10 Natural Park Dune Costiere Call +39 0832295126 - +39 3334253408 Dry stone walls extend like cobwebs across the strong coloured and intensely perfumed FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY E-mail [email protected] 26/07 | 6 - 8 p.m. FROM Torre Canne TO Torre San Leonardo (Br) The Sounds of the Fishermen’s Village. Walk to discover the marine culture of the Tricase mosaic of this landscape that extends all the way to the sea. Environmental and cultural 05/07 – 02/08 - 30/08 - 27/09 | 6 - 8 p.m. Port heritage are a shared heritage in a landscape of extraordinary charm and beauty that you Water furrows - Stone furrows. Bike tour through nature and archaeological sites will discover walking among the nature and towns in Lower Salento. You can take part in 16 from Conversano Ostuni (BR) Nature Reserve Le Cesine WWF Oasis 02/08 | 4 - 8 p.m. bike trips and nature walks every Friday. Traditional seamanship workshop, you will learn about knots and bindings, sails and 12/07 - 09/08 - 06/09 | 6 - 8 p.m. A unique landscape, through centuries-old olive trees, along ancient tracks and across rigging at the old port of Tricase FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY Bikeincoming. Bike tour from Palazzo Roberti of Mola di Bari to Le Ville Antiche. stunning coastal dunes. Among migratory birds, including storks who choose this wetland VERNOLE (Le) to reproduce during their migrations. Every Friday you can take part in hikes on trails An exceptional mosaic of habitats featuring a complex biodiversity, Le Cesine are 02/08 | 5.30 - 8 p.m. 19/07 - 16/08 - 13/09 | 6 - 8 p.m. near the dunes. 05/07 | 5 - 8.30 p.m. populated by numerous species of aquatic and terrestrial insects and by over 180 bird Masseria del Mito and the Sasso Tower with traditional rural aperitif. Bike trip and tasting Bike tour. Tour along the coast, taking in Torre Incina and San Vito, from Polignano a Mare of typical products, leaving from Tricase The countryside and villages of Seclì and . Bike tour FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY species that are found in the area at different periods of the year. Every Friday you can take part in night trips with theatrical shows, bike rides, sensory pathways and 26/07 - 23/08 - 20/09 | 6 - 8 p.m. 12/07 | 5 - 8.30 p.m. educational workshops. 09/08 | 6 - 8.30 p.m. Ciclorural. Taking in vineyards, ravines and archaeological sites, from Rutigliano Every Friday from July to September | 5.30 - 8 p.m. Gonfalone Crypt and the house of the pilgrims of Tricase. Guided tour and light trekking On bike towards Sannicola and the cliffs of San Mauro. Bike tour Between the basins and the sea Nature walk in the environs of the Morelli River FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY with tastings of organic oil and honey Bookings 19/07 | 5 - 8.30 p.m. Call +39 3920322311 Bookings 05/07 - 26/07 – 09/08 - 16/08 - 13/09 | 4.30 - 6.30 p.m. 16/08 | 4.30 - 8.30 p.m. E-mail [email protected] Call +39 3382673289 - +39 3481638228 - E-mail [email protected] Bike trip from to . An excursion from pre-historic to modern art The sounds of Le Cesine. Sensory guided tour, above and beyond every visual barrier On bike in the land of the figs. Bike trip to discover the countryside of Marittima, and Andrano 26/07 | 5 - 8.30 p.m. 12/07 - 23/08 - 27/09 | 4.30 - 6.30 p.m. Messapian and farming culture Bike trip from to Tuglie 5 National Park Alta Murgia 11 Nature Reserve and Protected Cycling in the wood. Mountain bike riding in natural and man-made habitats 16/08 | 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Punta Ristola and Porcinara cave. Nature and archaeological walk, following two NATURE Marine Area Torre Guaceto 19/07 - 02/08 - 06/09 | 4.30 - 6.30 p.m. alternative routes in Terra di Leuca 02/08 | 5 - 8.30 p.m. PARCHI NATURALI / AREE PROTETTE Gravina in Puglia (BA) The wood’s creatures. Educational workshop to get to know the habits of the animals From Neviano to on bike. Trip to the ecomuseum of Macugno 23/08 | 9.30 a.m. - 11 p.m. Beautiful rocky ridges are followed by dolines, rolling hills, ponors, karstic caves, steep Carovigno (BR) 30/08 | 8.30 - 10.30 p.m. I’ll come along as well. Bike tour with workshop, hike, boat trip and unplugged concert, 09/08 5 - 8.30 p.m. slopes, ravines, extensive pastures, oak woods and pine trees. In the heart of this park, A midsummer night’s dream. Night tour in Le Cesine Nature Reserve under the moon’s leaving from the centre of Tricase From to Felline. Bike tour the starry sky overlooking a breath-taking landscape that will win you over. Among the most important protected areas of Puglia, the Reserve is composed of three light, with entertainment by a travelling theatre Every Friday you can take part in various activities such as bat watching, star gazing with natural environments: the coast, the Mediterranean shrub land and the wetland. The 30/08 | 5 - 8 p.m. 23/08 5 - 8.30 p.m. telescopes and night walks to watch birds of prey. extraordinary beauty of this place makes it a popular destination for those seeking trails 20/09 | 4.30 - 6.30 p.m. Play ’n Trek in the Parco delle Querce in Castro. Baby trekking with a show and tasting or uncontaminated beaches. Every Friday you can take part in environmental education The Apothecary shop. Workshop to help you identify edible plants of typical products , and Tour. Bike tour FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY workshops at the beach, visits to the museum of the reserve and an astronomy workshop, as well as mountain bike riding with tastings. Bookings 30/08 | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Starting from 13/09 every Friday in September | 5 - 8 p.m. In order to love Puglia, all you need is an 05/07 | 8.30 p.m. - 12.30 a.m. - 06/09 | 7.30 - 11.30 p.m. Call +39 3298315714 - E-mail [email protected] Off we set: the Park on bike. Bike trip along the Otranto-Leuca coast The oil roads. Nature walk and tasting Astronomical observations. Thematic trip with experienced astronomy and astrophysics FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY adventure. guides 30/08 | 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. 30/08 - 06/09 | 5 - 8 p.m. Every Friday in August | 9.30 a.m.- 1.30 p.m. Nature walk and rural aperitif. Rural trip and tasting of typical products, starting from Villas and secret gardens. Nature walk taking in villas and rural residences 12/07 | 6.30 - 10.30 p.m. - 13/09 | 5.30 - 9.30 p.m. The island of the forgetful. Environmental educational workshop on the beach 17 Natural Area Torre dell’Orso Marina Serra di Tricase Bat watching among caves and crevasses. Thematic trip accompanied by bat experts Every Friday, from July to September, you can 05/07 - 26/07 – 06/09 - 27/09 | 8.30 - 10.30 p.m. e Palude dei Tamari 13/09 | 5 - 8 p.m. Bookings 19/07 | 6.30 - 10.30 p.m. - 20/09 | 5.30 - 9.30 p.m. Do as the stars do. Environmental educational workshop and guided tour to the museum Play ’n Trek in the Canali Park. Baby trekking with show and tasting of typical products For the bike trips call +39 3460862717 - E-mail [email protected] experience the nature of parks and protected Nature walks at night. Thematic trip with experienced guides from Alta Murgia at Vignacastrisi For the walks call +39 3804739285 - E-mail [email protected] areas by choosing the several activities to 12/07 - 19/07 | 4.15 - 7.15 p.m. Melendugno (LE) 26/07 | 6.30 - 10.30 p.m. - 27/09 | 5.30 - 9.30 p.m. 13/09 - 20/09 | 3.30 - 6.30 p.m. 20/09 | 8.30 a.m. - 6.30 p.m. Nestled on the edge of a beautiful bay and enlivened by the presence of the usual Night birds of prey watching. Themed trip accompanied by bat experts A tasty ride. Mountain biking with tasting Terramare. 52 km bike tour into the heart of a protected nature area, starting from discover flora and fauna in pristine habitats. 16th-century watchtower, this area of great natural interest is a green paradise of Castello di Andrano 23 Ecomuseo del paesaggio Mediterranean scrub and pine woods. Every Friday you can take part in cycling trips Bookings Bookings e delle serre DI NEVIANO (ECOMUSEUM) Call +39 0803613443 - +39 3283922483 Call +39 0831989885 - +39 3319277579 - E-mail [email protected] between farmhouses and dolmens, exploring the coastal towers or stroll among 27/09 | 2 - 7 p.m. E-mail [email protected] the villages. Play ’n Trek to Andrano and environs. Baby trekking with show and tasting of typical In association with products FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY Neviano (LE) 12 Natural park Saline di Punta della Contessa 27/09 | 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 6 05/07 - 26/07 - 16/08 - 06/09 | 4 - 7 p.m. Nature Reserve Palude La Vela San Vincenzo Canal. A nature walk along the bed of a natural canal, starting from the (Punta della Contessa Saltworks) The floral road. Bike trip past traditional farmhouses and dolmens The Serre conserve traces of extinct “stone civilisation” of prehistoric men and pilgrims REGIONE PUGLIA municipality of Castrignano del Capo who worshipped saints painted on walls dug in the rock. The Abbey of San Nicola di ASSESSORATO QUALITà DEL TERRITORIO, Taranto PAESAGGIO, AREE PROTETTE 12/07 – 02/08 - 23/08 - 13/09 | 4 - 7 p.m. Macugno is the seat of the ecomuseum in a territory where the imprint of ancient Brindisi The Tower Road. Bike trip to discover the coastal towers Bookings On the shores of the Mar Piccolo in Taranto is a natural paradise that has remained intact Call +39 0836925049 - +39 3478130497 - E-mail [email protected] agricultural organization is still visible. You can take part in nature walks every Friday. and untouched: the coastal lagoons and salt steppes, the nesting ground for several The park is a coastal wetland with sandy beaches and waterways from the hinterland. The 19/07 – 09/08 - 30/08 – 20/09 - 27/09 | 4 - 7 p.m. species of migratory birds. Every Friday you can engage in bird watching, nature walks dunes separate the sea from the saltworks Here nest the migratory birds in transit on the A stroll through the Villages. Bike trip between Melendugno and Borgagne FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY and canoe trips. eastern Adriatic. Every Friday you can take part in nature trips excursions on foot or by 19 1 Agri park PADULI National Park OF Gargano bike to discover fauna and ancient crafts and courses in painting and sculpture. Bookings Every Friday in July and 09/08 – 16/08 - 23/08 | 7.30 - 9 p.m. FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY Call +39 3887967469 - +39 3494718566 - E-mail [email protected] FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY San Cassiano (LE) A stroll in Neviano. Nature walk in the historic centre and projection of video-interviews Monte Sant’Angelo (Fg) 05/07 - 02/08 - 06/09 | 9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Discovering the Marsh lands. Nature walk with a fun and educational session 05/07 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Where there was once a luxuriant forest of oaks and ilex, wide expanses of olive trees now BookingS The sun’s rays struggle to filter through as you follow the paths of the Umbra Forest, in Nature and art. Guided tour and art workshop 18 Natural Park Otranto Coast of Santa Maria dominate. Irrigation canals, storm-water ponors, traditional farmhouses, pajare, stone Call +39 3491971486 - +39 3335359193 the heart of the Park. If you are lucky, you may spot the shy roe deer or hear the “tap-tap” 12/07 - 09/08 - 13/09 | 9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. walls, dolmens, menhirs, “motte” , “neviere” and oil mills. Every Friday you can take part E-mail [email protected] of the woodpecker in this world of trees and shrubs. We are on ’s Spur that extends Discovering the marsh lands. Bird watching for all, regardless of physical 12/07 - 19/07 - 02/08 - 09/08 - 16/08 - 30/08 - 20/09 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. di Leuca and the Tricase Wood in bike trips among the megaliths in the area and horse rides between the olive trees. into the clear waters of the Adriatic Sea, a natural treasure dotted with historic centres, and sensory barriers Once again … to the Saltworks. Guided nature and bird life tour Or you can visit the traditional farmhouses and take guided star-watching tours. and centuries-old places of art and worship. Every Friday, you can experience many adventures in the forest, the dinosaur park, wetlands, visiting the places of worship in San 19/07– 16/08 - 20/09 | 9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 26/07 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Andrano (LE) FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 24 Natural Park Porto Selvaggio Michele and coastal towers in fishing villages. The Marsh lands of the sea. Canoe route of about 2 km, starting from the Battendieri pier In search of the hare. Guided tour to learn about one of the inhabitants of the Saltworks The Park extends along the eastern coast of Salento. Rich in human testimony from 05/07 - 23/08 | 6 - 9 p.m. e Palude del Capitano the pre-historic age, this stretch of coastline features numerous karstic caves such as FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 26/07 - 23/08 | 9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 23/08 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Olive trees between vore and canals. Bike and horse trip the Grotta dei Cervi (Deer’s cave), the Grotta Romanelli (Romanelli cave) and the Grotta The Spirit of the Marsh land. Nature walk taking in the many ecclesiastical riches Nature and ancient trades. Guided tour into the woods and observation of ancient trades Zinzulusa (Zinzulusa cave). Every Friday you can take part in walks, canoe trips, bike trips, Every Friday in July until 02/08 | 9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m. of the Oasis 12/07 - 06/09 | 6 - 9 p.m. Nardò (LE) Dinosaur Park and Paleontological Museum. Trip and guided tour 06/09 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. visits to the caves, workshops and tastings. Along the paths of the Belvedere Wood. Bike tour The Saltworks seen from the sea. Guided boat tour to the Punta della Contessa 30/08/ - 27/09 | 9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dominated by three coastal towers, this is the highest stretch along the whole Ionian Starting from 30/08 and every Friday in September | 5 - 8 p.m. NaturArte. Guided visit, performance and tasting FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 19/07 - 09/08 | 8 - 11 p.m. Lake Salso Oasis. Trip and guided tour 13/09 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Biking under the stars. Bike tour coast of Salento. High and scenic cliffs that extend to beautiful coves host animals and Bookings A bike tour through the park. A 20 km route with a guided visit to the Mediterranean shrub 05/07 | 2 - 7 p.m. rich rock vegetation. The traces of man, since time immemorial, are found not only in the Every Friday in August | 5 - 8 p.m. Call +39 393 1617701 land The red land of the sharks. Hike and canoe trip to the Badisco Port and the Saint 26/07 - 30/08 | 6 - 9 p.m. towers that mark the coast, but also in the numerous caves that dot the entire coastline. Emiliano Tower The city of the Archangel and UNESCO Territory. Trip and guided tour E-mail [email protected] The megaliths of . Bike tour You can take part in walks and bike trips through the park every Friday. 27/09 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Every Friday from July to September | 3 - 7 p.m. On bike with Bacco. Bike tours, with tasting of local wines at the end 05/07 | 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. 02/08 - 13/09 | 6 - 9 p.m. In the deer’s trail. Trip and guided tour in the Umbra Forest The Park celebrates. Nature walk with workshop, events and tastings The Masserie (traditional farmhouses). Bike tour FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 7 Natural Reserves Litorale Tarantino Orientale Bookings Starting from 30/08 and every Friday in September| 9 a.m. - midday (Tarantino East Coast) Call +39 0831229673 - +39 0831229309 BookingS 05/07 - 19/07 – 02/08 – 16/08 - 30/08 – 13/09 - 27/09 | 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. A stroll along Lake Varano. Guided tour though an ancient fishing village E-mail caterina.mincione@.brindisi.it Call +39 3899909434 - +39 3281915653 - E-mail [email protected] Discovering the park on foot. Trekking Every Friday in August | 4 - 8 p.m.

A visit to the Mileto Tower. Guided visit of the Gargano coastal towers Manduria (TA) 12/07 – 19/07 – 26/07 – 09/08 – 16/08 – 23/08 | 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. 20 PARCO NATURALE LITORALE DI UGENTO Workshop in the park. Environmental education workshop This nature reserve is sited in a beautiful coastal area crossed by a river and sheltered by 13 Nature Reserve Bosco di Cerano EXTRAORDINARY OPENINGS Bookings: wooded grounds, where every Friday you can participate in nature walks and bike rides, (UGENTO COAST) Call +39 0884562062 - +39 3498508133 TO DISCOVER A DIFFERENT children’s workshops and guided tours of archaeological sites. 12/07 - 26/07 - 09/08 - 23/08 - 06/09 - 20/09 | 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. E-mail [email protected] BRINDISI SIDE OF PUGLIA. Discovering the park by bike. Mountain bike riding FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY Ugento (LE) Between Brindisi and San Pietro Vernotico, the Cerano wood or “Tramazzone” is the last summer 2013 FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2013 part of an ancient Mediterranean shrub forest featuring native plant species of interest The Park features an extensive range of natural environments. Proceeding from the sea Bookings 2 Natural Reserve Salina di Margherita 05/07 – 16/08 - 30/08 | 5.30 - 10.30 p.m. The sounds of the wood. Nature walk where you might just spot nocturnal birds of prey such as the Holm oak, Elm and Hornbeam. Every Friday you can participate in activities like inland we encounter sandy and rocky coastlines, damp lands behind dunes, wooded and Call +39 3202578865 di Savoia (Margherita di Savoia Saltworks) trekking and cycling tours to discover ancient crafts and local wines and art workshops. marshy areas, Mediterranean scrub and centuries-old olive groves. E-mail [email protected] 12/07 - 23/08 | 5.30 – 10.30 p.m. Every Friday you can take part in night-time walks, group games and hiking 06/09 | 4.30 - 9.30 p.m. FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY activities for the blind. Margherita di Savoia (FG) Sun and salt. Nature walk in the environs of the Monaci Saltworks 05/07 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 25 NATURE RESERVE Count’s Marshland The largest in Europe and the second largest in the world. The Margherita di Savoia 19/07 - 20/09 | 3.30 - 8.30 p.m. Nature and art. Guided tour and art workshops in the Cerano Wood EVERY THURSDAY and Coastal Dune Protected 05/07 | 4 p.m. - midnight Saltworks will amaze you with its blinding whiteness and the flight of hundreds of Li Castelli: discovering Messapi. Guided tour to the archaeological site The last three Fridays in July, the first three in August and 13/09 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Rural celebration. A trip to the olive trees with tastings at an ancient farmyard Marine Area different species of birds: herons, avocets, black-winged stilts, grebes, spoonbills, Open air in the wood. Trekking with guided visit to the Cerano Wood TASTE cormorants and the charming pink flamingo. Along with bird watching, every Friday you 26/07 – 13/09 - 27/09 | 3.30 - 8.30 p.m. Nature by bike. A trip along the rural roads 12/07 | 4 - 10 p.m. can take part in hikes, cycling and educational workshops. 23/08 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Treasure hunt in the park. Games with bike sharing, Salento music and tastings of typical Porto Cesareo (LE) Nature and ancient trades. Guided tour into the woods and observation of ancient trades products. FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 02/08 | 4 - 8 p.m. Art as a game. Creative workshop for children about nature and the environment The stretch of sea that bathes Porto Cesareo is one of the most crystal-clear in Salento, 06/09 - 20/09 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 19/07 | 10 a.m. – midday | 4 – 9 p.m. First three Fridays of July | 6 - 8 p.m. A bike tour through the park. A 20 km route with a guided visit to the Mediterranean shrub Games without frontiers. Traditional Salento games. ideal for swimming and diving. A jagged coastline dotted with white beaches and low Starting from 26/07 and for the first three Fridays of August | 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. 09/08 | 4.30 - 11 p.m. land EVERY FRIDAY cliffs, sea floors with Neptune Grass and coral prairies and spectacular submersed caves 23/08 – 30/08 | 5 -7 p.m. Waiting for San Lorenzo. Sky watching at night 26/07 | 6 a.m. - 2 p.m. feature in this marine area among the largest in Italy. Every Friday in September | 4.30 - 6.30 p.m. 27/09 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fun while cleaning up the park. Cliff and beach cleaning and tasting of local products. Pedalling to the Saltworks. Bike tour Bookings NATURE The 1,500 hectares courageously protected from building development makes this 7 Call +39 3493789579 - +39 3478772955 Walking with Bacco. Guided tour in the woods, followed by a tasting of local wines 09/08 | 9.30 p.m. - midnight km tract one of the most beautiful protected areas of Salento. The reserve, stretching First three Fridays of July | 5 - 8 p.m. E-mail [email protected] between the Strea peninsula, the spunnulate (rock cavities) of Torre Castiglione and the Starting from 26/07 and for the first three Fridays of August | 4.30 - 7.30 p.m. Bookings Night walk in the park. Nature hike to the Specchia del Corno Arneo Woods, has a hinterland that conserves traces of ancient transhumance, and is 23/08 and 30/08 | 4 - 7 p.m. Call +39 0831229673 - +39 0831229309 - E-mail [email protected] 16/08 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Every Friday in September | 3.30 - 6.30 p.m. rich in jazzi (type of sheep fencing) and traditional farmhouses. Every Friday you can take 8 Ecomuseum of VALLE D’ITRIA Fig and basket festival. Bike ride to collect figs and help make typical wicker baskets. Sunset at the saltworks. Trip into the wetlands, on board your own vehicle part in nature walks to the Torre Castiglione and guided tours of the Parenzan Museum of 14 Natural Park Bosco AND PALUDI di Rauccio 06/09 | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Marine Biology. Every Friday from July to September | 4 - 6 p.m. Locorotondo (BA) EVERY SATURDAY Walk between Gemini and Specchia del Corno. 14 km walk with tasting of typical products. Little Archimedes in the making. Educational workshop on salt LECCE FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY From the Adriatic to Murgia, from trullis to the baroque, the Itria Valley is a treasure ART 13/09 | 10 a.m. - midday Bookings trove of biodiversity. Alberobello, Cisternino, Fasano, Locorotondo, Martina Franca and The Accessible Park. Multi-sensory hike for the blind and visually impaired. Call +39 0883657519 or +39 3386216349 Monopoli will amaze you with their genuine beauty, whitewashed villages and fragrant The last corner of the medieval Forest of Lecce, the park is characterised by ponds behind 05/07 - 19/07 - 02/08 - 16/08 - 30/08 | 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. the dunes featuring the short course of the Idume River and the Rauccio woods. The area E-mail [email protected] vegetable gardens. Every Friday there are walks in the lands of the ecomuseum. Bookings 13/09 - 27/09 | 4 - 6 p.m. is colonized by rare amphibians such as the Italian newt, the European green toad and Call +39 3281808089 - +39 3284750087 - E-mail [email protected] The Spunnulate of Torre Castiglione the Italian stream frog. Every Friday there are nature walks in the woods with a visit to the FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY Nature walk from Torre Lapillo with a tasting at the end 3 Natural Park Lama Balice Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, bird watching and a nature workshop for children. Every Friday from July to September | 6 - 8 p.m. 21 Nature Park Isola di S. Andrea Gardens of stone. Nature walk in the Italian garden in Locorotondo. FREE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY 12/07 - 26/07 - 09/08 - 23/08 - 06/09 - 20/09 | 6 - 7 p.m.

Bitonto (BA) Every Friday in July | 10.30 a.m. - midday UNIONE EUROPEA REGIONE PUGLIA e Litorale di Punta Pizzo Pietro Parenzan Marine Biology Museum. Guided visit to this treasure trove PO FESR PUGLIA 2007-2013 ASSESSORATO AL MEDITERRANEO, Every Friday from July to September | 4 - 6 p.m. The treasure of the Idume. Nature science workshop for children from 6-10 years ASSE IV - AZIONE 4.1.2 CULTURA E TURISMO of fauna and flora The ancient Tiflis stream, normally dry, has hollowed a sometimes shallow and sinuous A trip to the Santo Stefano Ravine. Nature trip in Monopoli ravine where migratory birds stop to nest that is the setting for medieval hamlets, Every Friday in August | 5 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. Gallipoli (LE) churches and farmhouses. The remains of pre-historic settlements are hidden in the Bookings The last two Fridays in September | 4 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. Discover all the activities at Follow us Bookings Mediterranean scrub and in the darkness of caves. Every Friday you can take part in Call +39 3396609445 - +39 3890135790 The ancient forest of Lecce. Nature walk to the woods and visit to the sea turtle A crystal-clear sea, sandy beach and a vast pine forest. The park is one of the main green Call +39 3343008941 nature walks and visits to the astronomical observatory. E-mail [email protected] recovery centre viaggiareinpuglia.it/opendays #pugliaopendays spaces on the Ionian coast of Gallipoli and the island of Sant’Andrea rises on a flat, intact E-mail [email protected]