Alberobello & Locorotondo Tours - page 2

UNESCO–listed Alberobello is famous for its Apulian dry stone huts, or ‘trulli’, but exploring this historic town and surrounding countryside on foot isn’t easy. On this tour, visit Alberobello as your guide shines a light on the town’s history and culture, then spin through the Itria Valley’s olive groves and vineyards to Locorotondo by e-bike. Cover the ground with ease, and see the best of Alberobello and the Itria Valley in one day.

A tour designed specifically for families with children: starting directly from Masseria Madonna dell'Arco, we will travel in extreme safety on country roads with little traffic. Compatibly you will also cycle through the splendid Cycle Route of the Apulian Aqueduct, in the territories of Locorotondo and Martina Franca. You will appreciate landscapes and views impossible to enjoy if you travel by car! You will realize how easy it will be to travel the streets of the Itria Valley with a pedal assisted bike even for the little ones. At the end we will return to the masseria and we will taste various Apulian specialties, all locally produced and it will also be possible to buy typical products. The tour will give you an unforgettable experience! The true and unique Puglia of the Itria Valley begins here.

The fairytale town of Alberobello is known for its historic trulli homes, but this highlight of Puglia is also the epicenter of the region’s excellent cuisine. With this tour, combine a sightseeing visit to the UNESCO-listed town with a cooking class at a nearby farmhouse. End your day with tasting local wines and dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the postcard-perfect village of Noci.

I live in Noci, a small town in the heart of Puglia, surrounded by unique landscape and cultural beauties. We will pedal between country trulli and historic farms. In this "religious" tour we will reach the most important places of worship in Noci, and in the ancient village we will go in search of "votive shrines" and I will talk about their architectural beauties and their history.

You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, we'll teach you two! Learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 simple different kinds of pasta (filled pasta + fresh pasta) from scratch with your Cesarina. As the icing on the cake you will learn to prepare also the iconic Tiramisu. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends in this hands-on cooking class. It's a great way to truly experience Italian culture. • Learn to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand • Learn to make 2 iconic pasta types • Learn to make the iconic tiramisu • Small-group cooking class with a maximum of 12 people. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine with other lovely guests • Enjoy an Italian Aperitivo to warm-up Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country. They are welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Get up close and personal with the real Puglia on this visit to a local farmhouse between Noci and Alberobello. Learn how mozzarella acquires its texture as you watch your host stretch curds from the farm’s cows into long, elastic ribbons. Then taste fresh mozzarella alongside typical snacks such as taralli, the region’s answer to the pretzel, and friselline rusks. If you like, you can meet the animals too.

You will learn to cook some of the typical dishes of the Apulian tradition in the company of an expert cook, in the splendid setting of a true and ancient Masseria. Moreover this package includes the transfer that will pick you up from Alberobello and will accompany you at the end of the activity

See Puglia’s Locorotondo on a walking tour, and discover the highlights of one of Italy’s most pretty villages. Loved for its whitewashed and cone-roofed trulli houses, hilltop Locorotondo is a maze of lanes, and the best way to see it is with a private guide. You’ll enjoy a tour that’s personalized to you, and have the flexibility to see the sights that interest you most.

Puglia is home to both a rich history of winemaking and a vibrant contemporary wine scene. Experience both during this guided wine tasting featuring some of the region’s flagship wines from Itria Valley whites to reds like Manduria Primitivo and Negroamaro from Salento. Learn about their production and terroir and enjoy a sampling of gourmet specialties like taralli and bruschette.

Merge yourself in a typical Apulian atmosphere. Visit one of the iconic Italian construction, a typical "Trullo". Meet your expert local guide and enjoy a tour of Alberobello. Explore this little city jewel and learn about its history and traditions. Admire "Trulli" typical local houses, and discover construction methods. You will also visit a "Trullo" church, and admire panoramic views. Then, enjoy a pasta making class with a friendly local chef. You will savor the lunch with the food you prepared on-site. Don't miss this unique experience in Alberobello! How: walking, segway, mini golf cart, rickshaw, e-bike. During the booking process, we kindly ask you to select a preference. We will do our best to accommodate you.

Explore how very different, friendly and playful Baroque style can be in the honey-colored “Florence of the South”. Visit Lecce, famed city of art and birthplace of the marvelous  "barocco Leccese". Besides the mesmerizing virtuously carved fine-grained honey-colored local limestone decorations of the impressing churches, monumental monasteries and renaissance and baroque style noble houses, which made Lecce so famous, the second most important and still kept alive artisanship is papier-mâché art. Discover how local craftsmen express their art in the numerous little papier-mâché "botteghe" in the historical district.

With this tour you can visit one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, which is located a few kilometers away from Alberobello, a UNESCO heritage site. Locorotondo is not a destination for mass tourism, so you can live an authentic experience in an Apulian village.

Explore Alberobello with a friendly local guide. You will admire the world-famous "Trulli" discovering all about city history, and learning about construction techniques. Enjoy the panoramic views of this particular village, visit the church, and take the opportunity to visit a "Trullo" inside. You will be surprised by this strange stone construction! Then, it's time to taste Apulian finest wine, visiting a local winery. Toast with Apulian wine to celebrate this great day! Please note: the tour is available on foot, segway, mini golf cart, rickshaw, e-bike, ape calessino, golf cart. When booking, you are indicated to indicate a preference. Based on the number of people and the availability of vehicles, we will do our best to accommodate you.

Visit of the ancient rural church of Barsento; visit of the monastery Abbazia Madonna della Scala; mozzarella making experience in a masseria with lunch; visit of the historical centre of Noci and wine tasting in a wine bistrot; typical apulian dinner in a local restaurant

Alberobello, Unesco heritage Site since 1996, is the city of trulli. Through our walk we will learn about the origins, history and curiosities of these fairy-tale local stone buildings with a conical roof. From the Rione Aia Piccola , with its still inhabited trulli, we will see and finally visit the trulli of the Rione Monti. Here we will meet a artisan who models the local stone and builds original miniature trulli. Finally we will end our tour with a tasting of typical products in a local company.

Discover the joy of Italian home cooking and Puglian regional cuisine in Alberobello, recognized with UNESCO World Heritage status for its whitewashed stone huts, when you join your host for a 4-course feast in her home. Savor a seasonal starter, pasta, a signature main dish, and a typical dessert, with water, wines, and coffee. Choose between lunch and dinner options. Both include a short cooking demo.

Visit to the historical centre of Noci and its famous "gnostre", wine tasting, mozzarella making experience in Masseria with typical lunch.

Private walking tour in Alberobello with a multilingual tour guide that will lead you to discover the capital of Trulli, Unesco world heritage site

The people of Puglia have been growing olives for around 3,000 years and the region produces around 40% of Italy’s olive oil today. Learn how locals grow, press, and process authentic Apulian olive oil on this fascinating private class. Finally, discover the complex flavor profile of “Apulian gold” on a tutored tasting, with drinks and light refreshments.

Locorotondo is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and the circular shape of the historic center will give us the impression of being in a labyrinth marked by the white of the "cummerse". We will discover the village in an authentic way and with our eyes turned towards the sky. We will know an authentic apulian dairy company, its production techniques and its typical products that we will taste at the end.

The "Capocollo of Martina Franca" is a cold cut salami, namely a type of capocollo, obtained from meat of pigs that were born in big farms situated mainly in the area of the Valle d´Itria. It has been cited in some historical references, as a proof of the fact that it is a traditionally typical sausage of the region. In fact, already in the XVIII century it was well known, not only in Apulia but also in all the Kingdom of Naples, as the most representative product among the charcuterie of this territory. The whole piece of "Capocollo of Martina Franca" is beautifully wrapped in its original gut and a string is tied on top of it to hang it for the traditional seasoning.

This is a private tour, You will have your private tour guide just for you and your group!  The guide will pick you up from the port of Bari, the airport, or any hotel in Bari or its surroundings and bring you to Alberobello where you will start the guided walking tour of the 2 districts Rione Monti and Aia piccola. The trulli are an important example of rural architecture that still survives today. The panoramic view on Rione Aia Piccola with its infinite expanse of conical roofs is enchanting. Don't miss the opportunity to live an authentic experience in Alberobello, discover the unique apulian ancient constructions, and learn something new about the Italian traditions with a friendly multilingual local guide. At the end of the tour you will be given enough free time on your own, then you will return to Bari together with the guide.

One of Puglia’s most scenic towns, Martina Franca is renowned for its baroque and rococo architecture. On this walking tour, see many of the town’s key highlights in just a couple hours, and learn the stories behind the landmarks from your guide. See the splendors of the Palazzo Ducale, wander the side streets of the old town, sightsee in the Piazza del Plebiscito, visit the Church of San Domenico, and more.

The tour takes place in the marvelous landscapes of the Itria Valley immersed in the countryside between Alberobello Locorotondo and Martina Franca We will start from Alberobello on comfortable bicycles with assisted pedaling and through the ancient streets hidden by traffic making a stop in Martina in France where we will visit its historic center. Once we leave Martina Franca we will stop in Locorotondo, considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, we will take some photos together, we will visit its suggestive historical center, during the stop we will have a tasting of local wine, the tour continues with the return to Alberobello where its historic center is located, dwelling on its panoramic points!