All breakfasts, one lunch, three dinners, and one wine and local produce tasting are included.

The regional cuisine has strong links to the land and sea. This area is a paradise for food lovers and the abundance of delicious vegetables also makes it a great destination for vegetarians.

The region of Puglia is known for orecchiette and cavatelli pasta, which is typically served with a sauce of turnip-tops; burrata (soft mozzarella and cream cheese); plus excellent wines.

Walk the Itria Valley along quiet country lanes flanked by olive groves, vineyards, and scattered trulli. Crest a hill to reach Locorotondo, a circular whitewashed village famed for immaculate lanes and terraces that look across the patchwork hills—ideal to pause for photos and reflection.

Continue to a family-run winery for an expertly guided tasting and lunch. Learn how limestone soils shape crisp Locorotondo DOC whites, compare native grapes like Verdeca and Bianco d’Alessano, and sample regional wines paired with local specialties.

Explore the white city of Ostuni, a hilltop maze of chalk-bright lanes and panoramas stretching to the Adriatic. Step into quiet piazzas near the Gothic cathedral and seek out photogenic viewpoints over the Adriatic that reveal a silvery sea of ancient olive trees.

Venture on foot through stone-walled fields and vineyards to Agnano Archaeological Park, where a walk a winding path leads to rock-cut chapels and a cave sheltering a renowned Palaeolithic burial, illuminating the deep human history of this landscape.

Gather in a centuries-old farmhouse courtyard to taste Pugliese home cooking shaped by olive oil, grain, and garden produce. Expect orecchiette with bitter greens, creamy burrata, seasonal vegetables, and rustic breads, complemented as you sample regional wines such as Primitivo or Negroamaro.

Amid whitewashed walls and citrus-scented air, hosts share the heritage of the family-run masseria—fortified farms that once protected harvests. The atmosphere is unhurried, the flavors robust, and the connection to land and season unmistakable.

Follow a coastal walk along limestone cliffs as the Adriatic breaks below, pausing at clifftop viewpoints that frame coves and sea caves, including the iconic Lama Monachile. Sea air, gull calls, and turquoise water create an invigorating backdrop for photography.

Drift into the old town’s white alleys and terraces, where poetic verses decorate the walls and balconies open to startling blue horizons. Seek out artisan gelato, inhale salt and rosemary on the breeze, and admire town life gathered on sunlit piazzas.

Walk the canyon rim opposite Matera to absorb the drama of the Gravina gorge and the stony expanses of the Parco della Murgia Materana. Footpaths thread past limestone caverns and traces of rock-hewn settlements shaped by shepherds and monks.

Pause at natural balconies to study cave facades and faint fresco fragments, sensing how water, stone, and devotion carved a unique cultural landscape. Views sweep back to the honeycombed Sassi, revealing Matera as both town and terrain.

Join a guided walking tour with a local expert through the Sassi di Matera, exploring Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso via stair-stepped lanes, terraces, and belvederes. Hear how cave homes evolved into layered dwellings within a UNESCO World Heritage cityscape.

Step into a furnished cave-house to understand water cisterns, hearths, and family life carved from rock. Learn how Matera’s storied backdrop has drawn filmmakers—from biblical epics to modern thrillers—while focusing on the living culture that endures behind the stone.

Hike the Murgia plateau to discover rupestrian sanctuaries adorned with Byzantine frescoes, set amid wild thyme and limestone. Paths trace the ravine’s edge, with sweeping views back to Matera’s cave-dwelling quarters etched across the opposite slope.

Where conditions allow, cross the airy suspension bridge over the Gravina to return on foot, feeling the landscape shift from raw plateau to urban honeycomb. Those with sensitivity to heights can opt for alternative routes, ensuring everyone enjoys the scenery comfortably.

Begin in the UNESCO-listed trulli of Alberobello, where whitewashed lanes are crowned with conical stone roofs. As evening settles, meet your tour leader and fellow travellers over a convivial welcome aperitivo, followed by a relaxed group dinner featuring regional flavors.

Hear the tale of dry-stone trulli, said to be quickly dismantled to outsmart tax collectors, and admire distinctive pinnacles and limestone craftsmanship. The setting sets a warm tone for the days of hiking, culture, and southern Italian hospitality to come.