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Puglia: Italy's Southern Charm
(5 Days) Free visit to Polignano a Mare & Castellana Caves

Departure & Return Date/s
  • 03 Oct - 07 Oct 2025

Visiting
  • Bari

  • Polignano a Mare

  • Mesagne

  • Brindisi

  • Tenute Albano Carrisi

  • Alberobello

  • Cisternino

  • Ostuni

  • Matera

  • Taranto

  • Castellana Caves

Excursions
  • Brindisi & Tenute Albano Carrisi (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)

  • Alberobello Guided Walking Tour, Cisternino & Ostuni (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)

  • Matera & Taranto (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)

What's Included
  • Ryanair return flights to Bari airport incl. 20kg checked-in luggage

  • 4 nights in 4-star Masseria Martuccio in Mesagne or similar

  • Rooms with private facilities & TV

  • Daily breakfast

  • All excursions as per programme

  • Return airport transfers

  • Services of a Tour Leader

  • Airport taxes & service charge

  • Insolvency fund

What's Not Included Prices might vary slightly due to currency exchange
  • Alberobello Trullo Sovrano €2.50 per person

  • Matera Cave Church & Cave House €6.50 per person

  • Bari Cathedral (the Crypt and archaeologic site) €7 per person

  • Castellana Caves €14 per person

  • Albano Lunch

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Itinerary

We meet at the airport at 7.30am for our Ryanair flight departing at 10.05am, and arriving in Bari airport at 11.25am. We shall be transferred to Bari centre for lunch (extra) and visit the city. Here, we shall visit St. Nicholas city of Bari, well-known for its port and University. Visits to the Basilica of St. Nicholas and the Bari Cathedral (entrance extra) are a must. We can stroll the streets of Barivecchia (Old Bari) from Piazza Mercantile to Piazza Ferrarese. We later make a stop at Polignano a Mare, before proceeding to the Masseria Martuccio in Mesagne to check-in.

Our full-day optional excursion will take us first for a short visit of Brindisi known for its rich history and stunning coastal scenery. We shall continue the day by reaching Cellino San Marco where the Albano Estate is located. We shall visit the beautiful Tenute Al Bano Carrisi, a journey in the heart of nature and tradition. We will go on a guided tour of the Estate, and the oasis created by the singer. We will visit the beautiful, consecrated church, the “Curtipitrizzi”, a walk in the forest, and the charming “bottaia” where we can admire and listen to the explanation about the various stages of wine making, bottling, and ageing of the wine. The visit ends with a “Sharazan”, a characteristic lunch (extra) in Don Carmelo restaurant where it is possible to enjoy typical dishes from the region accompanied with wine from Al Bano Carrisi cellar. We return to Masseria in time for dinner.

After breakfast, we will have an optional full-day starting with Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and an unusual trulli district with its characteristic white-washed conical roofed houses. Afterwards, we will have a guided walking tour, during which we will discover the pretty town of Alberobello. Walking around is enjoyable as we head up Via Monte Michele, and we can also visit Alberobellos 20th century trullo church, and the Chiesa di Sant Antoni. In the afternoon, we shall reach Cisternino for an olive oil tasting experience, followed by a stop in Ostuni, better known for its whitewashed old town.

Today, after breakfast, we go on an optional full-day excursion to Matera (the European Capital of Culture 2019). Matera is most famous for the Sassi, its ancient cave dwellings carved into the limestone cliffs. Here, we shall have a guided tour of this historical city. We later proceed to Taranto known for it historic district complete with Greek ruins and a labyrinth of narrow streets.

Our last day starts with breakfast and check-out. We start our last day by a visit to the Castellana Caves (entrance extra) for a short itinerary of 50 minutes which includes 1km of walking. This is famous for the network of caves found here. These vast caves were created by underground rivers which filtered down through the limestone soil of the Murge Hills. We shall visit the numerous caves with their richly coloured stalactites and stalagmites. Later, we head to Bari airport for our Ryanair flight departing at 2.10pm and arriving in Malta at 3.30pm.

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Price for 1 adult in Triple/Quad Sharing(as applicable)

€400/per child

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