Top Puglia Walking Tours

Just 10 km from the Umbra forest, in the heart of the Gargano, stands Vico del Gargano, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The guided tour will make you discover the two districts Civita and Casale and the main places of interest such as the church Matrice with its bell tower and, inside the altar dedicated to St. Valentine, patron saint of the town. The historic center still partially retains its walls which have become, in part, houses. After a few steps you will reach the castle of quadrangular form, probably Norman edification, has undergone changes already under Frederick II who converted it into Domus and then, later, occupied by the Aragonese. The tour continues with the external visit of Palazzo della Bella, designed on the model of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, a neo-Gothic current. The tour ends with a visit to the Museo Trappeto Maratea, an ancient olive oil mill from the 14th century carved into the rock.

With our tour you will learn in detail about the history and the origins of Monte Sant'Angelo and you will taste the delicious local bread (tasting included in the ticket)

The pretty coastal town of Otranto lies in southern Italy’s Apulia region, with historic landmarks and beautiful coastal scenery. On this walking tour, discover top attractions including the 15th-century Aragonese Castle of Otranto and the 11th-century Cathedral of Otranto—with your guide on hand to bring the city’s colorful past to life. Enjoy fine Adriatic Sea views, and finish with a tasting session of traditional Italian ice cream.

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.

Fantastic location and great view over surrounding valleys and mountains. Highlights: Visit the castle of the dukes of Guevara Explore the historic center with the Cathedral Basilica and the the nearby church of San Marco Pleasant walk in the villa garden and Civic Museum

This visit will be an intense experience of discovery: you will have the opportunity to listen to stories, experience traditions and taste genuine food with the help of your guide and local people, who will welcome you and accompany you on a fantastic journey through the authentic essence of Putignano.

The owner of the farm will respond directly to the curiosity of the visitors who will participate in the excursion, who will accompany them in every phase of the experience, telling them all the aspects that characterize the production of a quality extra virgin olive oil, clarifying the best known ones and also revealing the most secretly guarded ones. The purpose of the experience on the one hand is to inform visitors about the technical data relating to oil production, on the other hand to give the emotion of taking part in obtaining one of the most precious products of our culinary tradition.

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

Santa Cesarea Terme is a small town of about 3000 people built on a large cliff overlooking the sea about 50 km south of Lecce. It is a renowned seaside resort and its tourism is also based on the spa with water springs with sulphurous properties, which flow from four natural cavities. The guided tour will begin along the coast and stop at the viewpoint and the Caicco beach resort overlooking the rock and even in the heart of the country visiting some villas with orientalist architecture and liberty style and among these the most important is Villa Sticchi, become the symbol of Santa Cesarea Terme, built in 1885 with well-marked Moorish lines along the coast with its large dome, above the spa. Following will visit Villa Raffaella, built on the main avenue in the mid-nineteenth century which takes its name from the Baroness Raffaella Lubelli who had it built as a summer residence. Characteristic the octagonal tower with floral motifs.

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.

The ancient Siponto was inhabited since the Neolithic age and became one of the most important ports of Magna Graecia. Here you will visit the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the ancient cathedral of Siponto, a true jewel of Romanesque-Apulian art. Next to the basilica you can see the spectacular 3D reconstruction of the ancient early Christian basilica by Edoardo Tresoldi. 14 meters of braided metal for 7 tons of weight reproduce in a 1/1 scale the early Christian basilica that flanks the splendid medieval Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The project changes the landscape of the entire archaeological site and stems from the will of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities to provide coverage to the mosaic still present on the pre-existing basilica. Built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the ancient cathedral of Siponto is one of the most significant monuments of the Apulian Romanesque: with a square plan, it also has a beautiful crypt, as wide as the church.

I'm not from Lucera, but I spent a whole year on his streets and I totally fell in love. From the Roman to the medieval world, from the 600s to the Saracen towers, from the very good wine to the show that stretches at the foot of the Swabian-Angevin Fortress ... I want to convey all this in my visits.

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. 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 on a church of Byzantine origins. Certainly the most beautiful part is its rose window composed of 11 stone columns and twenty-two different decorations obtained exclusively with the technique of the fretwork, making the rose appear as a laced embroidery. The most beautiful rose window in Puglia. Also worthy of note is the bronze portal with its 2 wonderful dragon-shaped knockers.

Vieste is a village in the Gargano promontory which counts more tourist presences in Puglia. This is because it is a beautiful place set in a breathtaking natural scenery that connects it from the mountains to its incredible sandy beaches and sea caves. The guided tour will start from the historic center, very nice, the guide will take you in the typical alleys with the classic white houses overlooking the sea with breathtaking views. You will visit the cathedral built in the eleventh century in one of the highest areas of the town and dedicated to St. Maria Assunta. The tour continues with the external visit of the Swabian castle with a triangular plan overlooking the sea, currently used by the Italian Navy. Not far from the castle you can admire the sandy beach and the Pizzomunno rock, 25 meters high and symbol of the town and closely linked to a legend of love.

The guided tour of Pietramontecorvino will take you to discover one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and the orange flag of the Touring club. The tour starts from Port'Alta gate, which today preserves a fine ogival arch. Through a flight of stairs you reach the church of Santa Maria Assunta of the twelfth century the master church of Pietramontecorvino. The external staircase, the loggia and the portal date back to the eighteenth century, while the lateral portal, with a triple ogival arch and bas-relief of the Agnus Dei, goes back to the original nucleus of the building. The bell tower, of typical medieval structure, is surmounted by a majolica dome in shades of green and yellow. Following will follow the typical lanes up to La Torre Normanna tower, about 25 meters high, has a square plan on five levels. Each floor has two windows, two of which are decorated with mullioned windows probably from the Angevin period. The tour ends at Palazzo Ducale

Guided visit to Lucera in the company of an experienced tour guide who will lead you to discover this place rich in history and culture

Private guided tour in Vieste with a tourist guide just for you, which will lead you to discover the secrets of this pretty seaside village

Tour details: The tour of Lucera with a licensed guide, starts from the Roman amphitheater dating back to the Augustan age and among the oldest and largest in southern Italy with a capacity between 16,000 and 18,000 spectators. It was built in honor of Augustus and the colony of Lucera, as attested by the inscription placed on the architraves of the entrance portals. After the visit of the amphitheater the tour continues on the other side of the town, the Swabian-Angevin fortress, one of the symbols of Lucera. Built on the Albano hill in the 13th century, it was an important Muslim settlement (after having been inhabited since the 3rd millennium AD) that came to house up to 60,000 Muslims arrived from Sicily and always loyal to the Swabian family. The tour continues in the historic center with a visit to the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, built by Charles II of the Angevin family in 1302, it is thought about the remains of the Saracen mosque.

The trekking route with a licensed guide will take you to the Abbey of the Holy Trinity starting from Monte Sacro Farmhouse, here after a few steps begins a dirt track that climbs Mount Sacro on routes made by shepherds with flocks of sheep, until you get there on the top. The path that leads to the mountain, about 40 minutes, is characterized by a first phase on a steep slope and certainly not easy, until arriving in a flat area where the abbey was built. The abbey of S.S. Trinity is of Gothic construction, was built around the year one thousand and abandoned in the fifteenth century. A long phase of degradation followed, which brought the structure into a state of ruin but which still hides a remarkable charm. You can still admire the walls, the columns with the capitals, the entrance portals, the abbey church with the bell tower, the dormitory cells, the baptistery, the refectory with the kitchen, the cisterns, the cloister, the courtyard, the warehouses, stables and lookout tower.

Private guided tour to better discover the fascinating historical center of Bitonto with the tower and the cathedral and the many ancient monuments with a tourist guide

Peschici is a charming seaside village on the Gargano, in the north of Puglia. The guided tour will take you to know one of the most beautiful and tourist resorts in the entire region starting from the Porta del Ponte, and entering the historic center full of palaces and churches with different architectural styles resulting from different historical periods and dominations. During the tour you will visit the church of Sant'Elia Profeta, patron saint of Peschici, built with large blocks of marble stones coming from the local quarries, with its imposing bell tower. The tour continues towards the castle, the first structure built in the current historical center, on the remains of a Greek stronghold, by the Normans arrived in these lands around the year 1000. Over time it has been possible to recover several works of art, jewelry, old work tools, clothes, which can be reviewed in the permanent exhibition (Museum of Torture)

The tour of Faeto will take place mainly in a tourist trekking route in the large natural forest of beech and oak trees that is located a few kilometers away from the small village of 700 inhabitants. It will start from the Piano delle Noci and through a ring route you will descend gradually towards the river visiting the various areas equipped for pick nick and the numerous fountains until you return to the starting point of the tour. At the end of the visit, tasting of the typical Faeto black pork prosciutto, a native pig breed of Valmaggiore. Possibility of B&B in the refuge / restaurant in the woods of Faeto and in the nearby tourist village.

Private guided tour in the company of an expert guide just for you, to make the visit of Troy a unique experience.

Enjoy on 2 hours the pleasure of a full immersion into nature while visiting a typical apulian manor farm, where you will be able to see the entire exciting production process as it goes from milk to cheese and you will be able to participate in the production of mozzarella, burrata  (fresh Italian cheese) and other dairy products.