Top Puglia Food Tours

Puglia’s regional cuisine is kept alive in the countryside, which are often tricky to access for those who aren’t familiar with the rural areas. Enjoy truly authentic dishes along with an open-air opera performance with this exclusive experience that combines a farmhouse cooking class with a sunset dinner accompanied by some of the most beloved Italian arias sung by professional musicians.

I offer visitors the opportunity to learn about the world of olive oil, from plant cultivation to milling, from the point of view of our company, in business since 1949. Along with this it will be possible for guests to taste the gastronomic specialties of Gargano, not only oil, but also a choice of wines, cheeses and other products. At the request of those interested you can also visit our olive grove, where you can enjoy a moment of relaxation in the shade of our old trees!

An old winery built in the mid-nineteenth century and closed for over fifty years. The Marra and Calabrese families have thus restored an ancient symbol of Salento oenology to its splendor, the fulcrum of an important architectural tradition, in which culture and territory are transmitted to the visitor through the impetuous beauty of the star vaults made with tuff and Lecce stone.

hello.. this TOUR offers: tour guide services..bicycles and a great tasting of local products included wine ! enjoy!!

welcome to faboulous main cities; Bari and Lecce discoverings, pick up 9,30am from your hotels and transport to visit BARI the capital of Puglia included the most catholic oldest church of the world VISIT! narrow wonderful street visit etc. transport to the capital of the amazing architectural city ( baroque pugliese STYLE! ) LECCE visit !! in the TOUR is included a stop for lunch (complete lunch) around 12,30pm in a wonderful typical restaurant!! included wine.. ENJOY !!!!

Wine tasting and driving really don’t mix. Leave Puglia’s country lanes to your chauffeur on this small-group wine tasting tour, capped at just eight travelers for a more intimate experience. Over the course of the day, enjoy tastings at two different wineries, including Puglia’s signature Primitivo di Manduria, and sample nibbles such as “taralli”, the region’s answer to the pretzel. For ease, your driver collects and drops at your door.

Ostuni, Martina Franca, and Alberobello are three gems of Puglia’s Itria Valley, but visiting these towns in one day by bus or train is almost impossible. With this driving tour, skip the hassle and delays of public transportation and instead relax on board a private minivan to each town. Take in the famed “trulli” in Alberobello, sweeping views from Martina Franca, and the historic cathedral in Ostuni before the return drive.

Discover the food of Italy and Puglia with a culinary tour of Lecce and coastal Otranto. With a local guide at your side, you’ll learn about Italian coffee, pasta, and wine, as well as Puglian favorites such as taralli, the region’s beloved savory cookies. Along the way, you’ll see beautiful examples of Lecce’s baroque architecture, and enjoy samples of food products that are traditional in the region.

The city of Lecce is known for both its Baroque architecture and excellent street food. With this experience, discover the best of both without getting footsore by combining sightseeing and food tasting in a single bike tour. Zip through the picturesque lanes of the old town to take in the historic palaces and churches, stopping to sample local delicacies like “puccia”, “taralli”, and “pettole” washed down with Puglian wines.

Explore Bari and its most authentic spots with an expert local guide. We will stop along the way to enjoy the taste of the typical Barese Street food. Seal the deal with delicious Italian ice cream.

Hop on a rickshaw to discover Bari’s street food scene with your own personal guide. The private tour includes a ride around the city’s captivating Old Town, stopping at sights and eateries along the way. Admire the white façade of the Basilica of St. Nicholas and hear the history behind the imposing walls of the Swabian Castle as you pass by. Treats such as gelato, focaccia, burrata cheese, and panzerotti are all included through the tour.

Taste your way around town with this street food tour of Bari, and learn about the city’s signature treats from a private guide. Starting with a walk around Bari’s Old Town, the tour introduces you to standout sights such as the Basilica of St. Nicholas and its sacred crypt. Continue to explore the cobblestoned enclave, trying fresh burrata cheese, focaccia, salumi, panzerotti, and home-made gelato. Finally, you’ll finish with a visit to the city’s French neighborhood where a large fish market is held.

Discover the sights and flavors of Bari on a bike tour. After exploring the historic Old Town on two wheels, you’ll then visit a bakery, brewery, deli, winery, and a gelateria. Sample food at each venue, trying treats such as the local ‘focaccia barese,’ before you venture into the modern streets of the city’s French quarter.

Private guided tour in the company of a local tour guide who will accompany you to discover the monuments of the ancient village of Bari and street food

Visit Alberobello on a customizable half-day tour, and discover its famous ‘trulli’ houses with your own private guide. Built by peasants around 700 years ago, the whitewashed and cone-shaped dwellings are now UNESCO-listed treasures. Learn all about them as you explore, hearing how their drywalls were built, and then end the experience with a wine tasting. Sip on glasses of Puglian wine, and learn about the local grapes as you drink. Make use of round-trip transport from Bari, if you wish.

The “trulli” town of Alberobello is one of the highlights of Puglia, but the historic center can be overrun during midday. With this tour, enjoy an afternoon walking tour when most of the crowds have left and meet a local couple in their traditional whitewashed “trullo” home. End your visit with a tasting of Puglian wines and delicacies at a nearby shop also set in one of these captivating conical dwellings.

Eat and drink your way through Lecce on a culinary tour designed to highlight the city’s rich gastronomic culture. Visit the Mercato Ortofrutticolo all'Ingrosso di Lecce food market and experience the raw flavors of Salento. Explore with a guide and sample distinctive Puglian dishes, including puccia, rustico, “pezzetti di cavallo”, pasticciotto, cotognata. Coffee, local wine or salentine beer included.

Explore one of Lecce’s finest wineries at the most magical time of day on a sunset tour from Porto Cesareo. Designed with lovers of wine and nature in mind, this tour includes hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your accommodation, and the chance to sample several varietals of wine.

Make your very own panzerotto—the small, doughy, calzone-style snack known as the king of Apulian street food—during this special culinary workshop, which includes dinner and drinks. Skip the tourist track and venture out into an authentic Italian home, where you’ll get a crash course in preparing traditional regional delicacies using farm-fresh ingredients. Then, dine on an array of tasty treats, paired with local wine.

Get to know the sunny, seaside region of Salento through its most famous product: wine. Departing from Lecce, you’ll be introduced to native grape varieties and learn how wines have flourished in the arid climate. Visiting two wineries with an expert sommelier, you’ll cover the ins and outs of local wine-making, with a chance to savor some of the tastiest wine selections—paired with savory regional treats.

Troia was the ancient Aece, a Roman city on the Appian-Trajan Way. The tour will take you to know the historic center with a magnificent view on the Dauni mountains and its splendid cathedral, one of the best in Puglia. The tour will make you visit the heart of the town with a visit to the church of St. Vincent the Martyr, Basilica of St. Basil and St. Francis in Baroque art and major palaces such as the palace of the princes D'Avalos, Palazzo Varo and Palazzo Siliceo . The tour ends with a visit to the cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Assumption built in the twelfth century and in the Apulian Romanesque style. At the end of the tour tasting of the typical "Passionata" cake, a unique delicacy in Puglia created by the Casoli pastry: heart of 3 types of local ricotta of cow, sheep and buffalo covered with Apulian almonds made in different flavors. After having savored it, you will return to Troy only to be able to taste it again

A unique wine tasting tour of Salento's best and oldest boutique wineries, meeting and talking to the real people beyond the finest Apulian wine and extra virgin olive oil.

Choose the food and wine experience Tasting of organic Apulian wines in the vineyard of an old farmhouse and give yourself a unique and exclusive memory of Puglia. You will discover how an ancient fortified farmhouse is made. You will visit a farm, which produces one of the best Apulian wines, walking through the rows of its wonderful vineyard and from its tower you can admire the breathtaking surrounding landscape. After stimulating your eyes, it will be time to taste: you can taste, in an exclusive location among the rows of the vineyard, the organic wines produced from the precious grapes grown here. You will conclude the experience with a rich lunch or dinner. Tasting of 5 Amastuola organic wines paired with 5 courses including aperitif, appetizers, first course and dessert.

If you’re looking for a beautiful day out in the countryside, we’ve found the perfect excuse. This is your dream Italian Picnic, while watching beautiful horses around you, served table side at our scenic location just outside Lecce. What is more quintessentially country style than indulging in a picnic? Enjoy a relaxed Italian picnic lunch composed of Puglia food classics. The menu is simple and local with nice foods and wine to taste. We prepare a delicious picnic sourcing the best local ingredients: farm fresh cheeses, hand cured meats, focaccia pugliese, fresh organic produce and breads, fresh seasonal fruits. We set the table, linen table settings, serve the lunch and pour the wine. You sit back and relax, take in the amazing views or stroll around the area with our horses.

Take part in a Puglia cooking class in Lecce, in a fascinating location: a riding school immersed in the green countryside of the Salento. Welcome to a peaceful and inspiring cooking school location at the doorstep of Lecce, immersed in the countryside and sorrounded by beautiful horses and the sound of singing birds. Cook a rustic traditional Italian meal focusing on the dishes typically associated with the south of Italy and expect ingredients locally grown, centered around the use of seasonal products cooked simply to ensure that the flavor of the final product is maintained and respected: traditional, authentic and simple recipes from Puglia. Our cooking class combines the traditional local recipes with the rustic of the farmhouse. During the cooking class you cook a menu, made up of an appetiser, a first course, a sauce and a sweet. During the class be ready to taste all the delicacies you have prepared.

The winery visit is a sensory experience and a chance to learn about the precious grape varieties that are used to make the amazing wines of the Valle D’Itria. You’ll see the 16th century Masseria and Trulli as well as the ultra-modern winery where you can understand the processes from harvesting to production right through to bottling and dispatch. There will be a tasting of threedifferent wines with savoury snacks. A quick visit of Locorotondo , the “the medieval round town” , then a tasty light lunch including typical food from the Farm and “Locorotondo DOC” local wine . Then, on to Alberobello. A Unesco World Heritage site since 1996, the historic centre is made up oftwo distinct regions. We’ll visit an ancient Trullo and meet a genuine local Trullo Master who willdescribe the construction techniques of the Trulli. At the end of the tour a tasting of typical “rosoli” can be sampled on a stunning panoramic terrace up amongst the cones and pinnacles of the surrounding Trulli.

The tour of Altamura for the historic center and subsequently for the Via Appia is unique because it is carried out on board the characteristic and unique Piaggio Ape Calessino tuk tuk, in this tour the tourist lives in complete relaxation the holiday and the tour

This sensory experience, where you will be completely immersed in nature, is special because you will discover with perfumes, colors and food-wine combinations, those that are the enogastronomic origins of this territory.

We will get to the heart of winemaking process by visiting the production, bottling and aging areas, where you will be embraced by intense wine aromas. We'll walk through vineyards, surrounded by the traditional Apulian bush vine and you will get to know the secrets of this ancient vine cultivation that we jealously keep alive. We will tell you the story of the company, waking in the ancient fermentation tanks, where once our ancestors used to produce wine. In our tasting room you will enjoy a food&wine experience with the traditional Salento Aperitif paired with our wines. We open our doors to enthusiasts, curious and experts, because the true beauty of wine is SHARING! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU... You'll join the tour driving your own car.

Explore Lecce in the evening with your own private guide who showcases both the city’s landmarks and its tasty food and wines. Visit seven restaurants for tastings of authentic local food specialties and wines, and view important Baroque architectural monuments such as the Church of Saint Chiara, the Lecce Cathedral, and the Palazzo dei Celestini. Your tour includes food and wine tastings, a 2-course dinner, and snacks.

Bari is a beautiful port city on the Adriatic Sea. What is so special about its geography? What is the importance of Basilica San Nicola in Europe and the Christian world? The church is listed among the most important places of worship in the world. What are Bari's Old Town is characteristic? Why it is said that the time seems to have stopped there? Bari's cuisine and gastronomy are based on three major ingredients that are found in Puglia Region. Can you guess them? You will experience the disarming sympathy of the local and will taste delicious focaccia! Must taste in Bari!

Did you know that Thomas Ashe named Lecce the “most beautiful city in Italy”? You have a chance to find out yourself! The historical center and the monuments of Lecce are rich in unusual ornaments and colorful decorations. Would you like to find out what do they characterize? Together with the professional local guide, you will walk through this wonderful city. It is a must for lovers of art and culture. Is Lecce on the heel of the boot? At the end of the tour, the guide will take you to the local bakery. You will try "Apasticciotto"- a famous traditional pastry.

We offer the smallest size group tour on the market (max 10), with guaranteed departures of just 2 passengers.

Let yourself be carried by a local guide who will make you discover this magical place by showing you the secrets, local traditions and beauty of the trulli, typical buildings of Alberobello. The Trulli, made with local stone, are rural buildings, built with a technique dating back to prehistoric times and still used in this region. These masterpieces also show the skill of the master TRULLARE who uses a technique called "dry". Alberobello has been a UNESCO heritage site since 1996.

Your wine entertainer will share interesting information with you about the local wine production, how wine differ, the main grapes and area of production and how to choose when you buy Puglia wine to enjoy at home. The tasting will be paired by a guided food tasting.

Enjoy a quiet experience away from Lecce's tourist crowds. In a cozy wine bar with an inspiring deco, learn about Puglia wines and wine culture as you sip several different types of wine while enjoying delicious local food. Learn all about the local wine culture from your wine expert.

- Learn how to make orecchiette "pasta fresca" in the heart of Lecce old town with the locals and in a wonderful location over an incredible Baroque view - Enjoy a guided wine experience with local experts and learn the ins and outs of Puglia wine production - make pasta and taste wine with the locals in a wonderful location with a gorgeous view

Our tour consists of a short walk by car or on foot along the vineyards of our property with a subsequent visit to the cellar and an explanation guided by the oenologist. The visit will end with a guided tasting of our organic wines and tastings of typical local products.

Maurizio and Nadia, in the company of their 2 Labradors, are waiting for you in their home to cook Apulian specialties, enjoying a selection of excellent wines. You will taste lunch or dinner together, following the traditions of Salento cuisine, spending 4 hours between preparation and tales of the territory.

Excursion departing from Locorotondo in the direction of Alberobello to plunge into its white alleys and trulli that make it a unique place in the world. Crossing the "Canale di Pirro" valley immersed in vineyards and olive groves, you will climb towards Selva di Fasano / Monopoli to enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the area overlooking the "Costa dei Trulli" in front of the "Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Frangesto "where you can take fantastic photos before heading to" Masseria "where you can taste a Focaccia and some mozzarella or caciocavallo. Return to the site through the campaigns.