Walking in Tuscany
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- 7 nights half board in a 4-star hotel
- 11 included meals: 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners
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Discover Puglia
From £1,849
Duration 8 Days
Departures from: Apr 2025 - Oct 2025
From £1,849
Duration 8 Days
Departures from:
Apr 2025 - Oct 2025
Tour Overview
Step away from the crowds and enjoy a taste of the real Italy in beautiful Puglia. From your base in Fasano, your exploration of this rarely visited region begins with a trip to a beautiful five-star masseria, where you will enjoy a delicious meal. Discover ancient Sassi dwellings carved into rock in Matera and see Trulli houses in Alberobello. There’s also plenty of time to relax and enjoy the facilities at your hotel, or if you prefer, you can continue the sightseeing with our range of optional excursions.
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Relax & Discover
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Flight Choices
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Half Board
Your Holiday Includes
- Just You Holiday Director as your host & Specialist Local Guide
- Return flights from London
- 7 nights half-board in a 4-star hotel
- A guaranteed twin or double room of your own
- 15 meals: 7 breakfasts, 2 lunch and 6 dinners including a welcome drink & farewell get-together
- Overseas transfers, other transportation & porterage
- Complimentary Wi-Fi on board your coach
Included Holiday Highlights
- Dinner at a traditional Pugliese restaurant
- Ostuni, olive oil tasting & Cisternino
- Locorotondo & lunch at the five-star Masseria Torre Coccaro
- Discover Matera's Sassi dwellings
- Alberobello & Martina Franca visits
Itinerary
Day 2 Fasano - Cisternino
Our day begins with a visit to the beautiful town of Ostuni, which dates back to the 1st century AD, when it was an important Greco-Roman city. It's a lovely place to visit and is a picture-perfect Apulian town, with its whitewashed houses, meandering lanes and a colourfully tiled Gothic cathedral at its heart. We'll visit an olive-oil producer and see how the oil is made before sampling the final product. Then we'll head to the town of Cisternino, which boasts a well-preserved charming Old Town.
Explore narrow, shady streets lined by whitewashed houses, historic churches and the elegant central piazza, which opens out onto a series of panoramic viewpoints from which you can take in exceptional views of rolling hills, dry stone walls and white-tipped conical trulli roofs dotting the landscape.
Day 3 Locorotondo & Masseria lunch
After a morning visit to the town of Locorotondo, we will head to the beautiful five-star Masseria Torre Coccaro, where you will be served a delicious meal - the philosophy of the masseria means that produce is always sourced locally. The setting for this fortified manor house is spectacular, as the scenery stretches out across the bougainvillea-adorned terraces to miles of idyllic countryside.
Meals included: B,L,DDay 4 Matera
Matera is a fascinating city, famous for the Sassi stone houses that decorate the landscape. Carved directly into the calcarenitic rock, these ancient cave dwellings, thought to house some of the earliest human settlements in Italy, were originally home to Turkish monks. To learn more about these fascinating houses we take a walking tour through. You will be accompanied by a knowledgeable Local Guide, who will be able to tell you more about the history of the area and answer any questions you may have.
Meals included: B,DDay 5 Martina Franca & Alberobello
The fascinating Valley of Itria presents plenty of opportunities to see the attractive Trulli houses that epitomise the region. Cylindrical in shape and topped by a conical roof, these ancient buildings line the streets of Alberobello, one of the towns we visit today. We will also discover the narrow lanes and whitewashed buildings of Martina Franca, an evocative town filled with medieval palaces, churches and balconied houses.
This evening enjoys an al fresco dinner in a traditional Pugliese restaurant.. The majority of the food served comes directly from local produce, including a variety of meats, cheeses and vegetables.
Day 6 Fasano - at Leisure
You've a free day today to relax at the hotel. This evening, if you'd like to experience the Italian way of life, be sure to join our optional excursion to Monopoli. Departing late afternoon, we'll drive to Monopoli, a pretty coastal town with a delightful medieval centre and seafront promenade. It's the perfect place to enjoy an aperitif and well known for the Baroque Monopoli Cathedral featuring a tall bell tower. You'll have free time here to explore and enjoy dinner in one of the inviting little restaurants. You could even treat yourself to some delicious ice cream for dessert!
Meals included: B,LDay 7 Fasano - at Leisure
Today you are free to explore at leisure, or maybe you'll choose to enjoy the hotel's facilities and the glorious Italian sunshine. Alternatively, you can join an optional tour to Lecce with a Local Guide. It is a charming town with a wealth of history, fine architecture, high-end boutiques and sophisticated cafés. The Roman amphitheatre is particularly notable - it was excavated in the 1930s and has seating for up to 15,000 spectators. We will also see the intricately carved facade of the Church of Santa Croce, which features gargoyles, dragons and a large rose window adorned with sculptures of flowers and cherubs. It is a fine example of the town's impressive Baroque architecture, which has given rise to its nickname 'The Florence of the south'. This evening we will meet at the hotel for a farewell get-together.
Meals included: B,DDay 8 Fasano - UK
We'll transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK.
Meals included: BAccommodation (as specified or similar)
Sierra Silvana
Hotel Sierra Silvana is set in the green hills of Selva di Fasano, close to the town of Fasano. Hotel rooms feature air-conditioning, satellite TV and Wi-Fi. Other hotel facilities include a swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar.
Hotel Sierra Silvana is set in the green hills of Selva di Fasano, close to the town of Fasano. Hotel rooms feature air-conditioning, satellite TV and Wi-Fi. Other hotel facilities include a swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar.
Optional Excursions
Experience even more of your destination by adding one or more optional excursions to your holiday before you set off. Take a look below at the extra trips you can enjoy on this tour.
Italy - Monopoli and its beautiful coastline and stunning beaches
Enjoy a leisurely visit to the lovely nearby coastal town of Monopoli, with its historic mediaeval centre, pretty Baroque cathedral, bustling market square, a good selection of bars, restaurants and shops, as well as an inviting beach promenade.
Three Quarter Day - Minimal Walking - Highly Recommended
Three Quarter Day - Minimal Walking - Highly Recommended
Enjoy a leisurely visit to the lovely nearby coastal town of Monopoli, with its historic mediaeval centre, pretty Baroque cathedral, bustling market square, a good selection of bar...
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Italy - The charming town of Lecce
Today a local guide will introduce you to the charming town of Lecce which has a wealth of history, fine architecture, high end boutiques and sophisticated cafes. During the tour you will see the Roman amphitheatre and the carved facade of the Church of Santa Croce which is just one of the examples of the town' fantastic Baroque architecture.
Today a local guide will introduce you to the charming town of Lecce which has a wealth of history, fine architecture, high end boutiques and sophisticated cafes. During the tour y...
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Each booking must be accompanied by the appropriate deposit payment. In most cases we will charge the following deposit per person but the actual amount will be made clear at the point of booking:
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Each booking must be accompanied by the appropriate deposit payment. In most cases we will charge the following deposit per person but the actual amount will be made clear at the point of booking:
- UK HOLIDAYS - £150
- EUROPEAN HOLIDAYS - £200 PER PERSON
- WORLDWIDE HOLIDAYS - £250 OR 10%
- WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER
- OCEAN CRUISES - £250 OR 10% WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER
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