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apulia destination | 1 Founded in Puglia in August 2013, Destination is a tour operator based in .

Apulia Destination stems from of experience and resourcefulness, and, above all, from the desire to pass on our passion and love for our region to those who have never had the opportunity to enjoy its splendor.

Our innovative idea is aimed at the creation of tailor-made travel without overlooking charm, tradition and culture. These elements are embodied by the marvelous buildings DQG PRQXPHQWV LQ WKH DUHD VXFK DV IRUWLÀHG IDUPKRXVHV mansions and trulli, alongside the activities that were once considered ‘humble’ and that are now the distinctive features of Apulia in the world.

Our itineraries perfectly unite culture and recreation; our travel proposals differ from each other for their simplicity and care to details, thus transforming your holidays into an unforgettable experience.

We look forward to meeting you in Puglia!

The Staff

2 | apuliadestination.com ECOTOURISM WEDDING CULTURE AND ARCHAEOTOURISM We propose hotels and tourist services Magical beaches, blue sky, colourful Itineraries which are aimed at the which respect the nature and allow ÁRZHUVEUHDWKWDNLQJODQGVFDSHV discovery of the most important us to work responsibly, in complete will make your wedding archaeological sites, to make our accordance with the environment. a very special day. past and our history live again.

RELIGIOUS TOURISM WINE AND FOOD TOURISM HONEYMOON The paths of faith that can be Tasty itineraries, which stimulate The fascination of Apulia can make experienced through mystic itineraries your curiosity and your palate. your honeymoon a sweet memory and secular events, typical of our land. Get lost in temptation! that you will carry for all your life.

LUXURY M.I.C.E. HEALTH & WELLNESS In our luxury hotels you will enjoy Meetings Incentives Conventions Get free of the stress the high level comfort and Exhibitions: for all businessmen, of modern day life! the elegance of the details. businesswomen and companies Take advantage of our offers for The luxury of Apulia: needing to combine high-level ser- resorts and spas and you will enjoy where every tourist will feel like a King. vices and situations that can facilitate timeless relaxation. business and convivial atmosphere.

apulia destination | 3 APULIA: extraordinary details Signs from the past in a pure and uncontaminated landscape where architecture and nature create a perfect balance.

4 | apuliadestination.com APULIA: Mediterranean poetry

f, by walking through a narrow Ialley of a white small village, you happen to see a little granny making fresh near the doorway, you will understand you are in Apulia.

Apulia means colours: the blue sky in the morning; the black sea in the evening with the stars lighting it up; the white houses with the green blinds.

Apulia means scents: the homemade products, the coffee in the morning, the baker taking out of the oven, the trees shaken by the wind, air laden with saltiness.

Apulia means music: the danced in the streets, the little old man listening to “Nel blu dipinto di blu”.

Apulia is not only a region but also a vision of life, a different way of living. Apulia is a joyful and always smiling land: to know it, you have to live it.

apulia destination destination | 5 6 | apuliadestination.com Culinary RECOMMENDED STAY 7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS POINT OF INTEREST Arrival/Departure: Airport of Palese Tour in 1 Night in Hotel **** or similar, Bari Baroque area 5 Nights in Hotel **** or similar, Lecce ALBEROBELLO Full-board service LOCOROTONDO Guaranteed guided tours in English, LECCE German, French, Spanish and Russian GALATINA OTRANTO Private bus transfer

The itinerary is intended as a guide only. Apulia Destination achieves your travel in conformity with your requests. apulia destination | 7 DAY 1 AND 2

Upon arrival, the Tour Leader will meet us. We will Alberobello, a unique town. We will, then, prepare be accommodated in a 4**** (or similar) Hotel, together, in a trullo, some of the traditional dishes where we will have dinner and spend the night. of the , which we will later try at lunch. Tales and old popular beliefs will be referred efore diving into the deep South of Apulia, to during the guided visit to the characteristic Cathe- Bwe will be visiting one of the most renowned dral and to the “Sovereign Trullo”. Our tour will go UNESCO sites, making Apulia famous worldwide: on with a walk through the alleys of the Medieval the trulli of Alberobello. The narrow, winding alleys Locorotondo and with a tasting of the local wine. In going uphill and the ancient domed-roofed, the evening, we will be accommodated in another dry-stone buldings are the undisputed protagonists of hotel where a welcome dinner will be served.

8 | apuliadestination.com DAY 3 DAY 4 ur tour will start with a visit to a well- We will have lunch in a restaurant in the in- ven if is incisively described by the di- Oknown company specialized in work- ner city where we will taste the exquisite dish Ealectal expression “Lu Sule, Lu Mare e Lu Ien- ing the local stone of Lecce, a real asset to “”, chickpeas with fresh pasta. In the af- tu” – the sun, the sea and the wind – it is not only Salento. Our itinerary will then take us to Lecce. ternoon we will have free time. During this time, we sun, sea and wind. During the fourth day, we will recommend you a visit to the artisan workshops of EHJHWWLQJWKHWUXHÁDYRXUVRI6DOHQWRE\YLVLWLQJ Lecce is nicknamed “The of the South” local stone, earthenware and papier-mâché. Before a local olive-mill and tasting the different kinds of and is the second Italian most representative city leaving from the main square, Piazza Sant’Oronzo, . A local guide will lead us to Otranto, ’s of the Baroque art. Our guided tour will tell us indulge ourselves with the “”, a short crust easternmost town. In Otranto we will admire the how the Baroque and the Art Nouveau have made pastry stuffed with custard and baked, to sweeten mosaic pavement (XIII cent.) of the Cathedral of /HFFHRQHRIDNLQGIRULWVPDJQLÀFHQFH our coming back to the hotel. Santa Maria Annunziata and the Aragonese Castle,

apulia destination | 9 rising close to the sea and surrounded by a wide and profound moat. Typical products will be served at lunch and plenty of free time will be available in the afternoon. After coming back to the hotel, typical dishes from Salento for dinner and the pizzica dance will await us. We will get involved in the pizzica, the folk dance rich in local colourful WUDGLWLRQVIURPWKHÀUVWPRPHQW

DAY 5 he last days of the tour have been thought to Tgive its participants the chance to spend some good time on stunning beaches and to enjoy the transparent and heavenly sea of Salento, RQHRIWKHPRVWEHDXWLIXORQHV2QWKHÀIWK day, we will visit a winery, have lunch and taste the local wines there.

10 | apuliadestination.com Not far from the winery, Galatina, “the town of wine”, rises. Galatina is a sought-after destination for its artistic and cultural heritage, having one of the most intriguing old town centers in Salento, with civil and religious buildings of undisputed prestige.

DAY 6 ur last full day in Apulia will give us the Omemorable chance to go on a boat trip to visit the Zinzulusa Cave. Considered one of the most interesting and charming examples of the NDUVWLÀFDWLRQ SURFHVV WKH =LQ]XOXVD &DYH RSHQV up into the sea on the coast between Santa Ce- sarea Terme and Castro. We will have lunch in a typical seaside restaurant and we will have free time for the afternoon.

DAY 7 t is time to say goodbye to Salento, keeping the Imemories of a place to love.

apulia destination | 11 12 | apuliadestination.com UNESCO RECOMMENDED STAY 7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS POINT OF INTEREST BISCEGLIE Arrival/Departure: Airport of Bari Palese World ANDRIA Trani 3 Night in Hotel **** or similar, Bari 3 Nights in Hotel **** or similar, Lecce Heritage Sites Full-board service Bisceglie ALBEROBELLO Tour from Castellana Grotte Guaranteed guided tours in English, Alberobello MATERA LECCE Daunia to German, French, Spanish and Russian Lecce Salento Private bus transfer

The itinerary is intended as a guide only. Apulia Destination achieves your travel in conformity with your requests. apulia destination | 13 DAY 1 AND 2 DAY 3 Meeting with Participants and transfer to hotel which leans out the harbour of Trani, a wonder- n the past it was considered “the shame of followed by welcome dinner. ful city north of Bari which faces on Adriatic IItaly”, nowadays it is considered a treasure of Basili- Sea. It’s popularity is due to the presence of the cata. The Sassi district “The stones of Matera”was de- Our tour across Apulia starts with the visit at Apulian-Romanesque Cathedral dedicated to clared World Heritage Site in 1993 and it represents Castel del Monte. Included in the world her- S. Nicola Pellegrino. This cathedral is consid- a system of dwellings carved with Palaeolithic origin. itage sites and protected by UNESCO, the cas- HUHG RQH RI WKH ÀQHVW H[DPSOHV RI $SXOLDQ5R- The dwellings are carved out of the steep slopes of tle was commissioned by Fredrick II also well manesque architecture with its superb posi- a deep valley with surprising and unusual features known as “Child of Apulia” and it is considered tion overlooking the sea, its pink-white stones called the ‘’. This creates a perfect integration a perfect mixture between European and Arab- (Trani’s stones) which were extracted from city’s between man and environment. Through a guided Muslim trends. Lunch will be served in a restaurant quarries. tour you can see the original sets of famous movies

14 | apuliadestination.com DAY 4 such as of famous movies such as “C’era una volta” n the rural area of Bisceglie you can ad- which was used as symbol to identify Apulia with SoÀa Loren, “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo” di- Imire the “Dolmen della Chianca”. It was all over the world: the “trulli of Alberobello”. rected by Pasolini and the latest one “The Passion” recognized as World Heritage Site in 2011. directed by Mel Gibson. At the end of this exciting The main feature of this city is the presence walking tour, a good gift will be prepared for you: It is a megalithic construction dated back to the of narrow uphill streets and the unique stone the biological wines tasting. On the way back to the Bronze Age and it is one of the biggest, interesting constructions made of dry-stone walls with a KRWHO \RX ZLOO KDYH D EULHÁ\ VWRS LQ WKH PHGLHYDO and well preserved dolmens in Europe. cone-shaped roof. A tour guide will tell you city centre of Bisceglie, where you can taste the more about these typical constructions and famous “Sospiro”, a typical local dessert whose Before moving to the new hotel located in Salento, ancient popular superstitions. The tour recipe probably dated back to Lucrezia Borgia’s time. you will visit one of the most famous Unesco sites includes the visit of Cathedral and Trullo Sovrano.

apulia destination | 15 DAY 5 he itinerary continues with the discovering of ZLWKDVKDOORZRUGHHSIULHGVOLFHGÀOOLQJOD\HUHG TLecce, “Capital of the Baroque” and proposed with and sauce, then baked). as “European Capital of Culture in 2019”. A guided tour will lead you through the capital of As a matter of fact, it is an inevitable step in Lecce. the Baroque also well known “Florence of South Visit the Sant’Oronzo Square and its ”. Then you will taste typical gastronomic food Amphitheatre followed by the tasting of “Puccia”, in a restaurant located in the old city centre. You a delicious and traditional bread filled with all can’t lose the famous “” (a dish made ingredients you want.

16 | apuliadestination.com DAY 6 he last day is dedicated to visit Otranto, the green lake are the protagonists. You will reach a Teastern city of Italy. The old village was rec- Bauxite Quarry. The mineral deposit is located in ognized World Heritage Site by Unesco as one of the hinterland close to Monte Sant’Angelo and the beautiful villages in Italy. Otranto has a sea- Punta Palascia. faring tradition that you could appreciate thanks to the lunch based on seafood specialities. DAY 7 The tour will continue in a magical and sugges- t is time to say bye to Apulia remembering all tive place, where the red colour and the emerald Ibeauties of this wonderful land.

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TRANI BISCEGLIE ANDRIA BARI

ALBEROBELLO LOCOROTONDO

MATERA LECCE

RECOMMENDED STAY 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

Arrival/Departure: Airport of Bari Palese 3 Night in Hotel **** or similar, Bari 4 Nights in Hotel **** or similar, Bari Full-board service

Guaranteed guided POINT OF INTEREST tours in English, Locorotondo German, French, Alberobello Spanish and Russian Lecce Cisternino Private bus transfer Andria Matera Altamura Bisceglie Trani Bari

The itinerary is intended as a guide only. Apulia Destination achieves your travel in conformity with your requests. apulia destination | 19 DAY 1 AND 2 pon arrival, the Tour Leader will meet the group Uand bring us to the Hotel for the welcome dinner. The tour will start with a walk into the narrow alleys of the small Medieval town of Locorotondo, followed a tasting of the local wine “Locorotondo Doc” – namely “with Controlled Designation of Origin” – in a typical winery. The wine has a brilliant green colour and a slight- ly fruity aroma and is well accompanied by YHJHWDEOHVULVRWWRDQGÀVK

We will then proceed to visit the famous town of Alberobello, the most renown one of Apulia all over the world. The Aia Piccola quarters, the so-called “Sovereign Trullo” and the characteristic Cathe- dral are the monuments peculiar to a town making popular belief and traditions its strong points.

Here, we will refresh ourselves with a typical, tasty Apulian lunch. A guided tour will lead us into the alleys of Alberobello and help us solve the mystery of the domed buildings, the trulli.

20 | apuliadestination.com DAY 3 oday we will be moving towards Lec- Tce, the town which best repre- sents the Baroque art in . The Cathedral Square, the Church of Santa Croce, Sant’Oronzo Square and the Roman Am- phiteatre are the main monuments that we will be discovering during our guided tour. The arti- san workshops of earthenware and nice papi- er-mâché gift goods are must-see stops. The lunch will be served in a local winery where we will taste the well-know “ Salentino”, a wine of an intense ruby colour featuring a ro- EXVWIXOOERGLHGDQGVPRRWKKDUPRQLRXVÁDYRXU

After a walk in the vineyards, we will visit Cisternino, sitting on the part of the Murge plateau called “Mur- gia dei Trulli”. The nature and the landscape, the trulli and the architecture of the old town center make Cisterni- no a pictoresque small town.

apulia destination | 21 DAY 4 fter a hearty breakfast, we will check out from Athe hotel. During the day, we will see and learn how bread is made and, why not, we will learn to milk a cow. We will also spend unforgettable and unique moments in a typical farm on the Murge plateau. Lunch will be served in a place surround- ed by the peacefulness of unpolluted nature. In the afternoon, the guided tour will take us to Castel del Monte, where the majestic castle looking like a ‘rocky crown’ towers over the Alta Murgia Nation- al Park. In the evening, we will be accommodated in another hotel, where a welcome dinner will be served.

DAY 5 alking around Matera is like being taken back Winto forgotten past. The ideal place where several movies about Jesus Christ’s life were set, Matera was, nevertheless, considered the ‘shame of Italy’ for many years. Its earthen, rooster-shaped whistles, its ancient rupestrian churches and cave dwellings have made Matera a unique place in the world for you to discover, listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In Matera we will enjoy the pleasures of the local wine-and-food traditions during the lunch served in a typical winery producing much appreciated organic wines.

22 | apuliadestination.com After a relaxing walk through the vineyards, our tour will continue in Altamura, the town of bread. Altamura, indeed, was awarded the “Protected Designation of Origin” status for its famous bread. During our visit, we will have the chance to see an ancient bakery locat- ed in the characteristic old center of the town.

DAY 6 After breakfast, we will be visiting one of the most beautiful, monuments from the Bronze Age, the Dolmen of Bisceglie. It was declared it “Culture of Peace Messenger Site”. The tour will go on with an interesting visit of a typical olive-mill where we will be captured by the process of extracting olive oil, which is the real drive of the Apulian economy. 2XUPRUQLQJWRXUZLOOÀQLVKLQDUHVWDXUDQWIURQW- ing the port of the fascinating town of Trani. Af- ter the lunch, a walking tour will lead us into the Suevian Castle and the Cathedral, the true ambas- sador of Trani all over the world. Further on, during will be based on the dishes prepared by the partic- the visit of a local winery, there will be a tasting of ipants. In the afternoon, we will arrive in Bari and the local “Moscato of Trani Doc”, a muscat wine visit the Basilica of . A walk along going well with the typical sweets of the region the elegant street of the city center, Via Sparano, and fruit salad. will make shopping and relaxing possible.

DAY 7 DAY 8 uring our last day in such a traditional region, t is time to say goodbye to this wonderful region, Dwe will learn to cook some of the typical Iwell aware that one day we will see each other dishes of Apulian cuisine. The subsequent lunch again.

apulia destination | 23 24 | apuliadestination.com ROMA S.GIOVANNI ROTONDO RECOMMENDED STAY 7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS POINT OF INTEREST

TRANI BISCEGLIE Arrival/Departure: Airport of Bari Palese ANDRIA Andria BARI 3 Night in Hotel **** or similar, Bari 3 Nights in Hotel **** or similar, Roma Trani Half-board service NOICATTARO Noicattaro CONVERSANO Bisceglie holy Week Guaranteed guided tours in English, Bari German, French, Spanish and Russian tour Roma Private bus transfer

The itinerary is intended as a guide only. Apulia Destination achieves your travel in conformity with your requests. apulia destination | 25 DAY 1 eeting with Participants and transfer to Hotel. MAfter a brief breakfast, we would begin with a tour which includes all main events of the Holy Week, an itinerary through historical and cultural roots of Apulia, a land between East and West. Then lunch at the hotel and transfer to Conversano, im- portant religious and cultural centre. A trapezoidal square will appear in front of us. We will see the famous Piazza Castello (Castle Square) with its for- tress built during domination in which was staged the Passion Play, a cultural and religious manifestation to represent the Passion of Jesus Christ. This event was attended by thousands spec- tators from Bari and beyond.

DAY 2 After a rich breakfast, transfer to the Alta Murgia National Park where you can admire the wonder- ful and pure panorama dominated by Castel del Monte upon a hill in the Apulian Murgia near the city of Andria. The most famous monument with its octagonal layout and dating from the times of Swabian Emperor Frederik II. Lunch in Trani. Through a guided tour we will discover the numer- ous histories and mysteries related to the “Stone’s Crown” of Apulia. Its popularity is due to the pres- ence of the Apulian-Romanesque Cathedral ded- icated to S.Nicola Pellegrino. In the evening, we will see the well known procession in the city of Noicattaro in which the sarcophagus of the Dead Christ is carried in solemn silence accompanied

26 | apuliadestination.com by a small multitude of people. All is surround- ed by torches and wood tree frogs carried by chil- dren. This procession reminds the multitude of people which accompanied Jesus through his painful path from Caiaphas to Pontius Pilatus EHIRUHVHQWHQFHRIFUXFLÀ[LRQ

DAY 3 he Holy Friday starts with a touching procession Tcalled “Incontro” (last meeting of Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ). This happens in Bisceglie, a city just 30 km from Bari. During the “Meeting”, Virgin Mary bends down to Jesus barely touching his dev- astated forehead due to the heavy cross: this is the moment of “kiss” which seems to be unlimited. Simultaneously, it creates a mixture of feelings (pain and emotion) expressed with a touching ap- plause from believers who see the scene. After this important religious event, guided tour through the old medieval city centre. Lunch followed by a walk- ing tour in Bari with its main traditions.

DAY 4 eave by bus to Promontory also well Lknown as “the spur of Italy”, a huge mass of lime- stone isolated from Apennines and marked by rug- ged coasts. Among these mountains, to be more pre- cise in San Giovanni Rotondo lived Padre Pio from Petralcina who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 16 June 2002. Here we will visit all sacred sites which were famous for Padre Pio’s stigmata. Trans- fer to ( the“Eternal City”) in the afternoon.

apulia destination | 27 DAY 5 This is the day of Easter Mass. The Mass is celebrated in the morning in Saint Peter’s Square by the Pope. This Mass starts with the veneration of an ancient icon of the Risen Christ: “Resurrex- it”. Afterwards the Pope delivers the blessing known as the “Urbi et Orbi” from the balcony on the façade of Saint Peter’s. In the afternoon there will be a guided tour through the most important places of Rome.

DAY 6 Visit the Vatican Museums with their overwhelm- ing art galleries, Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s frescos and Raphael’s rooms. Vatican Museums are the most visited Italian museums even if are locat- ed in Vatican City. In the afternoon you would take part in individuals visits in which you can know more about Rome.

DAY 7 It is greetings time. Bye bye Apulia and “Eternal City”.

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Arrival and accommodation in Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 2

Breakfast. Transfer to Monte Sant’Angelo and tour of the Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Transfer to and tour of the “Trabucchi” (sort of wooden ZKDUIVXVHGE\ÀVKHUPHQ )UHHWLPHIRUOXQFKZLWKSRVVLELOLW\WRKDYHOXQFKLQVLGHWKH´7UDEXFFR di San Nicola”. In the afternoon, tour of the town of Peschici with its typical craft shops.

DAY 3

Breakfast. Daily tour by boat to the Tremiti Islands. Return to the Hotel in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 4

Half-day tour from Rignano to Grotta a Paglicci, one of the most important archaeological sites in Apulia. Free time for lunch. Free time for individual tours in the afternoon. Return to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 5

Breakfast. Room check-out. Departure.

ISOLE TREMITI

PESCHICI

MONTE S.ANGELO

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Arrival and accommodation in Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 2

In the morning, tour of the salt-pans of Margherita di Savoia. Transfer to Castel del Monte and guided tour. Lunch in a restaurant in Trani and tour of the town. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 3

Transfer to the town of Bisceglie and tour of the old town. Tasting of typical products in a local oil mill. Tour of Dolmen della Chianca, archaeological site situated in the countryside, and lunch in a typical countryside restaurant. In the afternoon, transfer to Bari and tour of the city. Free time for individual tours. Return to the Hotel in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 4

Breakfast. Room check-out. Departure.

MARGHERITA DI SAVOIA TRANI BISCEGLIE ANDRIA BARI

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Arrival and accommodation in Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 2

Breakfast. Transfer to Alberobello and guided tour of the town. Lunch. In the afternoon, guided tour of the town of . Return to the Hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 3

Breakfast. Transfer to the town of Castellana Grotte. Guided tour of the caves. Lunch. In the afternoon, guided tour of the Sassi (“The Stones”) of Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Return to the Hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 4

Breakfast. Transfer to and guided tour of the town*. Lunch. In the afternoon, tour of , “The White Town”. Return to the Hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

*During the summer and with favorable climatic conditions, possibility to make a boat trip. DAY 5

Breakfast. Room check-out. Departure. POLIGNANO A MARE CASTELLANA GROTTE ALBEROBELLO MARTINA FRANCA OSTUNI

MATERA

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Arrival and accommodation in Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 2

Breakfast. Transfer to Lecce. Guided tour of the marvellous Baroque sights of the city, lunch and free time for individual tours. Transfer to Acaya, tour of the castle. Return to the Hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 3

Breakfast. Transfer to Otranto. Guided tour of the town. Lunch. In the afternoon, transfer to and tasting of the local wine “Primitivo di Manduria DOC” in a wine cellar. Tour of the town. Return to the Hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 4

Breakfast. Transfer to and tour of the town*. Transfer to Gallipoli, “The Beautiful Town”. Lunch. Tour of the town and, in the afternoon, free time for individual tours. Return to the Hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

*During the summer and with favorable climatic conditions, possibility to make a boat trip. DAY 5

Breakfast. Room check-out. Departure.

MANDURIA

LECCE ACAYA OTRANTO GALLIPOLI

SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA

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Arrival and transfer to the Hotel. Transfer to Castel del Monte and visit of the an- cient castle where King Frederick II Hohenstaufen lived. At the end of the guided tour, we will visit Trani, a gem of a town on the , and we will have lunch LQ D UHVWDXUDQW ZKHUH ZH ZLOO WDVWH W\SLFDO ÀVK DQG VHDIRRG RI WKH $GULDWLF 6HD After a short walk in the old town, we will move to Bari, seat of the regional government.

Unlike the other towns in Apulia, Bari is a city with a considerable number of inhabitants and IDFWRULHV'HVSLWHRILWVLPDJHRILQGXVWULDOFHQWUHLQ%DUL\RXFDQVWLOOÀQGVLJKWVRIWKHVPDOOHU Apulian towns: the promenade, the typical alleys of the historical centre and you can even see old women kneading homemade pasta sitting at the front door.

Dinner will be served in a typical restaurant; after dinner, we will take a walk in the city centre and enjoy the Apulian nightlife.

DAY 2

After a classical Italian-style breakfast, we will move to the countryside of the town of Bisceglie and we will learn how to pick cherries; as soon as we reach the countryside, we will see mag- QLÀFHQWFKHUU\WUHHVZLWKWKHLUGHOLFLRXVIUXLWVVLPLODUWRVPDOOUXELHVZKLFKIRUPVPDOOEXQFKHV After picking them - and eating some of them directly from the trees -, we will take the cherries to a small countryside restaurant, where a dear old woman will show us the fascination and the delight of kneading homemade pasta.

During the lunch many typical products will be served, we will taste the pasta made by the nice ROGZRPDQLQWKHPRUQLQJDQGÀQDOO\ZHZLOOHDWWKHFKHUULHVZHSLFNHGIURPWKHWUHHV After lunch, we will visit the well-known Dolmen della Chianca, megalithic structure built in the Paleolithic period, recognized by UNESCO as one of the better-preserved Dolmens.

Afterwards we will taste the typical sweet of Bisceglie, the Sospiro (the “Whisper”), whose reci- pe dates back to the times of the noblewoman Lucrezia Borgia (beginning of the XVIth century).

DAY 3

Breakfast. Room check-out. Departure.

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