DAY 1: ARRIVE IN ALBEROBELLO –
Your Journey through Italy’s Past Begins
Upon arrival at Bari airport, meet your private driver for transfer to your hotel in Alberobello. After check-in, enjoy the evening at leisure. Overnight stay.
DAY 2: TRULLI EXPERIENCE
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, embark on a tour of Alberobello with its characteristic Trulli homes, which feature conical roofs. Overnight stay.
DAY 3: OSTUNI THE WHITE TOWN
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit Ostuni, known as the ‘Città Bianca’ (White Town). Explore the city, famous for its whitewashed houses glittering in the sun. Walk around the windy alleys that will lead you to the fortified walls and the imposing cathedral. After the tour, you will stop to enjoy a tasting of typical products. In the afternoon, visit Castellana Grotto, a complex cave with amazing rock formations. Return to your hotel in Alberobello. Evening at leisure. Overnight stay.
DAY 4: FROM PUGLIA TO BASILICATA – Journey through Italy’s Past
Breakfast at the hotel. Afterward, departure transfer to Matera, an area inhabited since the Paleolithic and rediscovered as an example of creating a human ecosystem in a harmonious relationship with nature. Matera has been voted as Capital of Culture for 2019, and its stunning scenario has been the setting for many national and international movies such as “The Passion of the Christ.” Check-in at your hotel. Afternoon and evening at leisure. Overnight stay.
DAY 5: MATERA CAVE HOUSES
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, take a guided tour through Matera and its dwellings, a unique urban settlement cast in the harsh territorial area of the Murge plateau. Visit Casa Grotta, Chiesa di S. Lucia, Saint Chiara, and the Roman cathedral. Afternoon and evening at leisure. Overnight stay.
DAY 6: DAY AT LEISURE – Journey through Italy’s Past
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a full day at leisure. Relax and get absorbed in the energies of ancient pasts. Overnight stay.
DAY 7: UNCOVERED BARI
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure transfer to Bari. Upon arrival, check-in is followed by an afternoon tour of Bari’s historical center including the Basilica di San Nicola and the San Sabino monastery. Evening at leisure. Overnight stay.
DAY 8: DEPARTURE – Journey through Italy’s Past
Breakfast at the hotel. Finally, a private transfer to Bari airport and departure. Arrivederci!