Puglia and Matera Gourmet Walking Experience

Welcome to Otranto

Your Charming Puglia Walking tour starts from the history of these places, and Otranto is the village that preserves its roots.
Take a first cognitive walk inside the ancient village awaits you: crossing Porta Alfonsina, the gate of the old town, will be like immersing yourself in a timeless place. The historic center is protected by walls and ramparts overlooking a splendid crystalline sea, it hides alleys of rare beauty, and to celebrate your experience in Puglia a visit to the Cathedral of Otranto will be a must. Here you will find the Tree of Life, one of the largest floor mosaics in Europe. The charm of history, religion, myths and legends will accompany you for the rest of the journey.
First dinner included and overnight in Otranto.

Baroque Lecce - Papier-mâché Workshop

13km, +130m - 60m

This morning you will walk alone along the green Idro valley. You will pass by Le Costantine Foundation: "a place where everyone can feel at home as a big family... where you can live close to nature, away from the city, from the progress and robotization of minds”.
Your Charming Puglia & Matera Walking Experience will continue with a visit to La Cutura Botanical Garden, where you can admire several wonderful gardens, over three thousand succulents and tropical plants, and even wild animals.
From here you will reach Lecce with a private transfer. Free lunch and then a guided tour of the historic center of Lecce to learn about Baroque art and the evocative alleys. Churches and historic buildings seem embroidered in stone and, with your eyes to the sky, you will try to notice every detail.
To satisfy all five senses, in the afternoon it will be the turn of touch: a papier-mâché workshop will give you the chance to shape paper like the historic craftsmen of Lecce.
Overnight in Lecce.

In the park of the coastal dunes - Wine Therapy relaxation

12km, +100m /- 250m

After breakfast, transfer from Ostuni to the Sanctuary of Sant’Oronzo, immersed in nature and built in the second half of the 17th century by the inhabitants of Ostuni as a sign of thanks to the saint for saving the city from the plague. Along the way you can visit the rock sanctuary of San Biagio, patron saint of Ostuni. From the sanctuary you can enjoy a wonderful view of the olive grove plain that extends to the sea.
For a Gourmet Walking Experience in Puglia, along the way you will stop at a family-run farm for a coffee break and a small tasting of typical products to recharge your batteries and walk to your masseria. In the afternoon, Wine Therapy awaits you, an incredible experience that includes beauty and wellness treatments based on wine and must, rich in properties to combat skin aging and detoxify the body.
Overnight in Montalbano.

Walking between Martina Franca and Alberobello - Trullo Experience

19km, +/- 200m

A week has already passed since your arrival, but your walking holiday in the suggestive Puglia will not cease to amaze you.
Today you will walk from the beautiful Martina Franca along the path that leads to the land of the trulli. To many of you, Alberobello will seem an enchanted place, for its typical conical dry stone constructions: the traditional trulli of Puglia.
The oldest trulli in Alberobello date back to the 14th century, and the architectural uniqueness and historical importance of this small town have been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1996.
To best enjoy this original Apulian experience, we thought of offering you a typical aperitif inside a trullo. After that, you will return to Locorotondo with a private transfer.
Overnight in Locorotondo.

Matera

Your Gourmet Walking Experience ends in Matera, before heading to the airport.
It is one of the oldest cities in the world, custodian of the first human settlements in Italy, and after having been the Shame of Italy, in 1993 UNESCO declared the Sassi of Matera a World Heritage Site.

Tour programme variations
Due to organizational reasons, weather conditions or provisions issued by local authorities, the itinerary may be subject to some changes before and/or during the holiday.
Along the way you may find temporary deviations (for example road works) which cannot be foreseen; in this case each walker can decide autonomously how to deal with these stretches.