7 days of culture and games in Puglia

MONDAY

• Arrival and welcome in a comfortable accommodation equipped with spaces and services for your family.
• Afternoon: relaxing stroll through the tiny streets of the old town of Martina Franca, known as “the pearl of the Baroque”. Depending on the arrival time, you have the opportunity to visit the historical centre of one of the Valle d'Itria towns: Cisternino or Locorotondo.
• Dinner in a tavern most characteristic of the city.

TUESDAY

• Morning: bike tour to discover the “Parco delle dune costiere”, one of the most beautiful natural park of Puglia for the expanses of fields, olive groves and manor farms. The park reaches the sea and offers various ecosystems characterized by fauna and flora typical of the Mediterranean scrub.
• Lunch: in a manor farm
• Afternoon: workshop in nature or a laboratory of taste in the beautiful surroundings of the “Parco delle dune costiere”.
• Dinner: light dinner or local products tasting in a rural structure.

WEDNESDAY

• Morning: leisurely stroll in the old town of Ostuni, also known as the "White City", and visit to the Municipal Museum of “Preclassical Civilizations of Southern Murgia Hills”.
• Lunch in one of the restaurants most evocative of the old town.
• Afternoon: you will spend the afternoon in an adventure park that offers more than 21 trails. It will be possible to make many activities suitable for both children and adults: trekking, archery, tree-top trails and yoga activities.
• Dinner in the hotel with culinary specialties.

THURSDAY

• Morning: have fun in a Water park in Puglia with water features and plenty of entertainment for both adults and children.
• Lunch in a restaurant of the water park.
• Afternoon: leisurely stroll in the nearby Monopoli city.
• Dinner: ice cream taste in one of the most famous pastry making of Puglia or happy hours in one of the most picturesque squares of Monopoli.

FRIDAY

• Excursion on a bicycle along the “Acquedotto pugliese cycling route” to discover the most beautiful landscapes of the Itria Valley, among trulli and farms.
• Lunch in a manor farm with tasting of local food.
• Afternoon: cooking class: "How make the Apulian orecchiette pasta".
• Dinner in a typical restaurant in Martina Franca.

SATURDAY

• Morning: visit and entertainment in a theme park in Fasano. Visit to the district zoo where you can admire animals from 5 continents
• Lunch in the theme park.
• Afternoon: have fun in the Park with attractions such as rides, puppet shows, exhibitions, museums and even the 4D cinema.
• Dinner in a pub in Fasano.

SUNDAY

• Morning: horse ride through the charming streets of the olive trees plain and, if possible, on the shore of the Adriatic coast.
• Lunch in a manor farm with local products.
• Afternoon: free cycling ride in the countryside of the Itria Valley.
• Dinner in Cisternino to taste the typical grilled meat.

[The cost is 150 Euros per person and is inclusive of cooking class cost]

THE COOKING CLASS:

Puglia Holidays offers you the chance to learn the culinary secrets about a richness of typical plates. Puglia is the sunny heel of the boot between two seas, the Adriatic and the Ionian. That is why it is an agricultural region with plenty of healthy soil, over 50 million olive trees and a very popular fishing tradition. In Puglia region, you find some of the most wholesome food in the planet, typical dishes like “orecchiette” handmade, the “focaccia pugliese”, the “panzerotti”, the meatballs and more.