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Fun & Adventure

TYPICAL 2025 TOUR ITINERARY

BUONGIORNO – ARRIVAL and WELCOME to ITALIA !!

Throughout the morning and afternoon, participants arrive and settle themselves in their room.

Late afternoon or early evening, the group will gather with Nico in the dining room for an official welcome followed by a wonderful Italian dinner. 

 

Accommodations are in ABEROBELLO

at the Masseria Torricella, S.P. Canale di Pirro 19, 70011 Alberobello  link for hotel website.

​Rooms are spacious, bright, and with a view. Occupants control air-conditioning or heating as desired.


General Flow of Days

  • Most days will begin with a typical Italian breakfast at the masseria.

  • We depart on our mini-bus most days about 9 AM for tours and activities.

  • Days out... include touring or other activities, a pre-arranged lunch and/or dinner, time for shopping & relaxing.

  • Some days end with dinner at the masseria; then time to relax or enjoy activities around the masseria. 

  • Lunches and dinners typically includes 1/2 bottle of a house wine or 1-2 beers per person.​

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Actual Tour

  • Below are towns, sites, and activities of most tours. Occasionally, changes are made due to weather, unforeseen circumstances, or because of group requests and needs, NICO'S GOAL is to provide the BEST POSSILBE EXPERIENCE for each tour group!!

ALBEROBELLO

  • Our visit takes you to the town of ALBEROBELLO , famous for its district of Trulli, spread over the hillside to the south of the town. These square structures have conical roofs covered with “Chiancarelle,” grey-limestone roof slabs, and are crowned by differently shaped pinnacles, each with a magical significance.

    • We will WANDER the streets of this quaint town and into an 18th century small Trullo house, giving something of the atmosphere of trullo living, with rounded rooms....a bedroom, kitchen, sitting room, etc..​​​

NOCI​​​​

​​Enjoy a MEAL and a VISIT of “Agriturismo Aglio Piccolo” in the town of NOCI.  We TOUR an Apulian farmhouse, known in Puglia as "masseria", and DISCOVER the cheese factory offering samples of farm-fresh burrata, mozzarella and ricotta cheeses.

MONOPOLI

  • An ancient seaside town with pristine beaches on the Adriatic Sea of southern Italy 

  • MONOPOLI is the site of Cattedrale Maria Santissima della Madia boasting a tall bell tower and architecture of the Baroque Period, the majestic 16th-century Castle of Carlo V that took 400 years to complete, and the magnificently frescoed Palmieri Palace built by a wealthy local family in the late 1700s, among many other exceptional attractions. 

  • Dinner at a local restaurant found at the Zi Ottavio.​​

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POLIGNANO A MARE

Wide horizons, bold colors, sometimes harsh and a bit lunar. Such is the landscape of the “Murgia Valley” from the Imperial Puglia, dominated by the presence of Frederick II.​

  • Afternoon and Evening

    • We VISIT the seaside town of POLIGNANO A MARE, a town of Greek origins located on a steep rocky cliff of a deep gorge overlooking the Adriatic Sea.

    • The historic center of POLIGNANO offers all the right ingredients for a perfect day out. The tiny old town accessed by crossing “La Porta Vecchia” combines charming whitewashed streets with beautiful old churches and white beaches. Meal at a restaurant in San Vito.

“WHITE TOWN” OF OSTUNI & LIMIA TERRA

  • We STROLL through the narrow alleys and steep stairways of picturesque OSTUNI, a town which shines like a pearly white tiara, extending across three hills with the magnificent gem of a late-Gothic 15th century cathedral.

    • Lunch at a local restaurant.  Savor the local flavors!

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    • We are INVITED to an optional COOKING CLASS in the preparation of our home-hosted Lunch.

CONVERSANO & PUTIGNANO

​We ride through the town of CONVERSANO on our way to a WINE TASTING at a masseria in PUTIGNANO. 

LOCOROTONDO - A CITY IN THE ROUND

We drive South-east Murgia, deep in the Itria Valley to visit one of Italy's most beautiful and unique villages. LOCOROTONDO known for its wines and for its circular structure which is now a historical center. Enjoy a walking tour and note the white prehistoric roundhouses called trulli in the midst of the city's architectural beauty. A meal at a local ristourante. 

MARTINA FRANCA

Also, south-east and deep in the Itria Valley to visit another of Italy's charming villages. MARTINA FRANCA known for its, oils, wines and textiles is the second most populated towns in the province of Taranto. Enjoy a walking tour and note the old stone walls with prominent Baroque gates leading to piazzas and narrow, winding streets  A meal at a local ristourante. 

BARI​ in the region of PUGLIA (APULIA)​

...on some tours, 

  • WALKING TOUR through the ancient alleys of BARI, visiting the “Basilica of St. Nicholas,” one of the most remarkable examples of Romanesque architecture, the exterior of the “Swabian Castle” built in Norman times, and the local Fish Market.

  • At the heart of the historic center called “Bari Vecchia” (Old Bari), we EXPERIENCE the making of the Apulian “orecchiette,” a good food of which its essence is enclosed in a small-form pasta that is a true symbol of “pugliesità.”

  • We enjoy a MEAL in a typical ristorante. It is time to taste some handmade orecchiette in a traditional authentic meal.

photo Bari-Florence Of South Market
photo handmade Apulian Orecchiette

FINAL EVENING
Tour participants prefer a "relaxing evening at the masseria" for your final evening of the tour!

Day 10:  ARRIVEDERCI !!

  • We end our tour with our farewells until the next time followed by Transport to Bari Airport.

  • Molte Grazie and Buon Viaggio!!

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