Cycle Puglia
Overview
Highlights
- Cycle the heel of Italy in eight days and ride through Puglia's sun-drenched landscapes
- Spend time in Matera, ancient city of the 'sassi' and an UNESCO Heritage site
- Refuel on local delicacies such as mozzarella di bufala and fresh antipasti
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Our trip starts in Altamura - a small town located on the Murge plateau, renowned for its cartwheel size bread, Gothic Cathedral and for the nearly intact skeleton of the Altamura Man that was found here dating back 400,000 years. Our Leader plans to meet you in t...
Before leaving Altamura this morning, we pay a visit to a bakery for a guided visit to learn all about the local art of bread making and to taste their various products. Afterwards we head south into the wide-open countryside on remote roads, crossing grassy meadows a...
This day is free to spend at your leisure exploring the magnificent sites of Matera. Until the late 1980s, this was considered an area of poverty, since these houses were, and in most areas still are, mostly uninhabitable. Current local administration has become more...
This morning your tour leader can arrange a tour of the Sassi with a licensed guide for those interested. In the late morning we'll drive to the Putignano Agriturismo where we visit a local 'caseificio' (cheese maker) for a demonstration. We will learn about cheese in...
This morning we head out by bike once more along quiet back roads that wind through rolling hills dotted by endless olive groves. In the town of Cisternino we take a break to visit the historic centre, before riding in the support vehicle or cycling an optional furthe...
There is free time this morning to explore Alberobello, before we set off on our ride to the Adriatic coast. Our route leads us once more through beautiful scenery of ochre-coloured fields dotted with gnarly olive trees and trulli of all kinds and sizes. We cycle alon...
From Monopoli we ride south along the rugged Adriatic coastline and are rewarded with magnificent views of the intensely green vegetation lining the rocky beaches and the deep blue sea waters. It's an easy and pleasant ride to Savelletri and before the quaint little h...
The trip ends in Monopoli this morning after breakfast. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you would like an airport tr...
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