Puglia Tours
Latest update: 18 March 2024
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Our exciting Puglia Tours transform your visit to the region into a voyage of discovery, during which you'll make new friends, sample the southern Italian lifestyle and enjoy some of its best produce.
The tours cater for all tastes and energy levels with modes of transport including boats, bicycles or simply your own two feet as you take a guided tour around cities such as Lecce or Alberobello. Puglia's stunning coastline can also be enjoyed in a number of different ways with private boat tours or group canoeing experiences where you can marvel at the crystalline waters. |
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The range of Bari Tours we're able to offer allows any visitor to the region to enhance their trip and make life-long memories.
Bari is the capital of Puglia and has a charming old town to discover with historic sights such as the Basilica di San Nicola and the Castello Svevo-Normanno. We can provide guides who will take you around the city either on foot, by bicycle or with a rickshaw. One of the main focuses of these experiences is the local food and our guides will help you learn all about the Pugliese cuisine. The area around Bari is also fascinating and we offer tours to places such as Polignano a Mare, either by taxi or by boat. It's also possible to head inland to visit a winery and try their produce. |
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The Lecce Tours are some of the most popular experiences we offer in Puglia and a great way of really getting to know the city.
Lecce is famous for its Baroque architecture which can be best seen with buildings such as the Basilica di Santa Croce and Lecce Cathedral. We offer a range of city tours where a guide will take you around and provide you with an in-depth insight into Lecce. Sitting at the heart of the Salento region of Puglia, Lecce is within striking distance of coastal jewels such as Gallipoli, Otranto and the amazing Salento beaches. There are numerous ways to visit these places including boat tours, kayaking and more sedate experiences such as visiting a local vineyard to try the wines. Click the section to the right for the full list of Lecce tours. |
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There are some truly astonishing Brindisi Tours to experience with activities ranging from cooking lessons to hot air ballooning!
The port of Brindisi has been an important gateway to the region since ancient times and the city itself is full of character. We can provide qualified guides to show you around the city with bikes, buggies and rickshaws all available. It's arguably beyond the city limits of Brindisi that the local area shines the brightest with a number of fascinating hill towns and the close proximity of the Salento to the south. Whether you want to ride a bike through the countryside or try some of the local cuisine, we've got the right tour for you. |
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Our Taranto Tours are a way of getting to know not just the port city with its ancient roots, but the wider area of Taranto Province.
In Taranto itself we can offer you tuk tuk tours around the historic part of the city where a guide will accompany you and explain the past while also talking about the modern culture and lifestyle. There are numerous experiences to be enjoyed beyond Taranto as well: these range from masseria tours where you can try the produce such as buffalo mozzarella, learn how to make the typical orecchiette pasta of Puglia or try the local wines. We can also take you to fascinating hill towns such as Ostuni, known locally as 'La Città Bianca' or The White City. |
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The Vieste Tours are a mixture between experiences in the pretty seaside itself and discovering the local area: the Gargano National Park with its rocky coastline and stunning beaches.
Vieste is one of Italy's favourite holiday destinations with its endless sandy beaches and fascinating old town. We can get you out on a boat to try some yoga, provide you with the tools to go fishing or even rent you out a motorboat for you to explore with. The interior of the Gargano Peninsula is held together by thousands of olive trees and one of the most popular activities involves the production of the local olive oil. There's just about something for every taste in the area around Vieste and it's easy to book one of the tours in association with Viator. |
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We can provide a wide range of Alberobello Tours which allow you to experience one of the most unique villages in Italy.
Alberobello is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in recognition of its typical houses known as trulli. It's possible to stay overnight in one of the conical, whitewashed homes and we can provide activities to make your stay even more memorable. We provide walking tours around the village with a qualified guide or we can take you to explore the local area which includes a number of fascinating destinations including Matera, the White City of Ostuni or nearby Locorotondo, another of the fascinating towns in the Valle d'Itria area of Puglia. |
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The Gargano Tours centre around the expansive Gargano Peninsula on Puglia's Adriatic Coast.
The area is also classified as the Gargano National Park: characterised by a combination of rugged shoreline punctuated by pretty coves, a dramatic hinterland of hills, scrub, lakes and olive groves, as well as historic sights such as Monte Sant'Angelo. We can provide a wide range of activities on the Peninsula which range from visits to olive oil producers, guided tours by taxi or walking tours of the local towns, soaking up the local traditions. If you prefer to stick to the amazing coastline then there are plenty of options to get out on the water with our boat tours. |
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Our Matera Tours bring to life one of the most extraordinary places on the whole Italian Peninsula.
Situated just across the region border from Puglia in Basilicata, the ancient city of Matera is an obvious choice for a short day trip for which we can provide private transfers. Matera is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest cities in the world, continuously inhabited for nine thousand years. The main points of interest in Matera are the ancient dwellings known as sassi, and the rupestrian churches where it's possible to explore inside the caves at these unique places of worship. We can provide expert guides to explain the city's extraordinary history. |
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