Route through Puglia and Basilicata
2025
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Free time, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
The map of your stay "Route through Puglia and Basilicata"
Detail of the stay : Route through Puglia and Basilicata
How to get there - Castel Del Monte
Bari
Steps: Bari
Visit Bari 's old town and its two most beautiful religious buildings: the Basilica of San Nicola and the Cathedral of San Sabino. Late afternoon sunset at Castel del Monte. Visit the castle. Return to Bari via Trani Cathedral, one of Puglia's finest examples of Romanesque art. Night in Bari.
Places of interest : BASILICA SAN NICOLA CATTEDRALE SAN SABINO
Alberobello
Steps: Locorotondo
Stroll through the town of trulli. Excursion to Locorotondo in the Itria Valley, about ten kilometers away. Overnight in Alberobello.
Castellana Grotte
Steps: Conversano
Afternoon departure for Castellana Grotte (Castellane caves). Visit these caves (among the largest in Europe) in around 2 hours. Late afternoon excursion to Conversano (10 km). Stroll through the village. Overnight stay in Alberobello.
Ostuni
Steps: Cisternino
Morning departure from Alberobello, arriving in Ostuni in the late morning. Visit the cathedral and stroll through the old town. Afternoon excursion to Cisternino. Overnight stay in Ostuni.
Lecce - Day 1
Steps: Florence - Firenze
Morning departure from Ostuni. Arrive in Lecce early afternoon. City tour(Piazza Sant'Oronzo, Piazza del Duomo and Santa Croce). Overnight stay.
Places of interest : PIAZZA DEL DUOMO
Lecce - day 2
Steps: Copertino
City tour (castle, churches of Sant'Irene, Santa Chiara, San Nicolo e Cataldo, provincial museum). Stroll among the city's many palaces. Excursion to Copertino. Second night in Lecce.
Otranto
Steps: Otranto
Late morning departure from Lecce. Arrival in Otranto in the afternoon. City walk and visit to the cathedral. Boat excursions to the caves from Castro Marina. Overnight stay in Otranto.
Gallipoli
Steps: Gallipoli
Departure from Otranto in the early morning. Arrival in Gallipoli at lunchtime. Visit to the castle and Chiesa della Purità. Walk around the promontory of the old town.
Taranto
Steps: Taranto
Sea bathing at Gallipolli and its pretty beaches. Departure for Taranto in the early afternoon. Arrival in Taranto and visit to the National Archaeological Museum. Overnight in Taranto.
Matera
Steps: Alba
Late morning departure from Taranto, with a stopover in Grottaglie, the ceramics town. Arrival in Matera in the early afternoon. Visit to the religious buildings (cathedral, San Domenico church). Late evening stroll through the sassi. Overnight in Matera.
Places of interest : CHIESA SAN DOMENICO D'ALBA
Matera - day 2
Visit museums: Ridola National Museum, Palazzo Lanfranchi. 4 km along the road to Taranto, excursion to the rock churches. Another night in Matera.
Melfi - Day 1
Steps: Melfi
Depart Matera in the afternoon, arriving in Melfi in the early evening (140 km between the two towns). Visit to the castle and cathedral. Overnight stay in Melfi.
Melfi - Day 2
Steps: Venosa
Morning stroll through the old town. Afternoon excursion to Venosa archaeological park. Second night in Melfi.
Castel del Monte
Steps: Trani
Departure from Melfi in the early morning. Arrive at Castel del Monte for lunch. Visit to the castle. Departure for Trani (approx. 20 km). Overnight stay in Trani.
