6 Days Tour Unesco Wonders Of Puglia And Matera

Independent arrival in Bari and check in selected hotel in the city center. Initial briefing and welcome drink with our guide. Immediately after afternoon tour of the old city in the company of our local guide. You will visit the exteriors of the Swabian castle. You will walk in the street of the "orecchiette" until you get to the Cathedral of San Sabino and the Basilica of San Nicola. You will taste the specialties of Bari street food: focaccia, sgagliozze and panzerotto.  Appointment at 15.00 pm at the hotel.

Breakfast and departure from Bari at 9.00 with destination Trani to admire the splendid cathedral on the sea, the port and the ancient Jewish quarter.   Observing the slow life of this seaside city will be one of the best moments you will experience on this tour, also because it is a real pearl yet to be discovered. Light lunch in a typical local farmhouse at the foot of Castel del Monte with a rich appetizer and a dessert (focaccia, fresh ricotta, burrata, aubergine parmigiana, vegetables, homemade dessert, water and wine). In the afternoon stop at Castel del Monte, one of the most mysterious and fascinating castles in southern Italy designed by Frederick II of Swabia.  Our professional local guide will accompany you on a historical itinerary in order to truly appreciate this monument, a UNESCO site since 1996 and a symbol of Puglia, wanted by the Emperor defined as "Stupor Mundi".  Then transfer to Matera and overnight.   Tourist tax to be paid locally from €2 to €4 per person per day depending on the season.

Breakfast and guided tour in the city of the Sassi at 10.30 starting from Piazza Vittorio Veneto in front of the Banco di Napoli with a panoramic view of the Civita and the Sasso Barisano.   We will cross Piazza del Sedile and Via Duomo until we reach the beautiful belvedere. We will enter the rock churches Madonna dell'Idris and San Giovanni Monterrone and a typical cave house. In the evening, a typical aperitif with local products and typical recipes of the peasant and pastoral tradition. The menu will roughly include a platter of locally produced cold cuts and cheeses, traditional Crapiata Materana (wheat soup, chickpeas, broad beans, grass peas, beans), dessert, water and wine.