Experiences

Starting from Piazza Sant’Oronzo, we go around the city walls to descend among the thousand-year-old olive trees until we reach the Port of Villanova through La Via del Procaccio. An ice cream with a sea view…and off we go, ready to go back up to Ostuni following an ancient country path.

The ancient Messapian origins and the archaeological remains of the Roman domination place it among the cities of art in Italy, so much so that it is called the “Lady of the Baroque”.  Lecce stands out for the richness and exuberance of the typically seventeenth-century Baroque of the churches and palaces in the center, built in local Lecce stone, a limestone very suitable for working with a chisel. The architectural development and the decorative enrichment of the facades was particularly taken care of during the Kingdom of Naples and characterizes the city in such an original way as to give rise to the definition of Leccese Baroque. Is possible to do the tour with a private driver, price depending of time and if you prefer a car or minivan. The tour guide has an extra cost.

The city of the Sassi, precisely because of the peculiarity and uniqueness of its historic center. Excavated and built close to the Gravina di Matera, a deep gorge that divides the territory in two, the Sassi of Matera, districts that make up the ancient part of the city, extend into two valleys, which look east, slightly subordinate with respect to the territories surrounding, separated from each other by the rocky outcrop of the Civita.

A boat with crew at your disposal to sail along the coasts of Polignano a Mare to dive into the crystal-clear water of the Adriatic, visiting the suggestive caves dug by the force of the sea.

And finally… aperitif with wine and Apulian specialties.

Getting lost in the white alleys of Polignano a Mare with its breathtaking views, take a photo with the statue of the unforgettable Domenico Modugno while he sings “VOOOOLAREEEE” and stop for lunch at the old port of MoNOpoli to taste the fresh fish just caught from the characteristic fishing boats.

It begins with a postcard image, from the “Via Panoramica of Ostuni” continuing among the olive trees, you arrive in Cisternino with its flowered balconies, a few kilometers and here is Locorotondo with its concentric rings. One last leap and we find ourselves lost among the magical cones of the Trulli of Alberobello.

In a private house in the surroundings of Ostuni, an Apulian housewife will guide you in the appetizing secrets of preparing orecchiette and taralli, ending with a good lunch and excellent peasant wine.

The most convenient way to visit the surroundings of Ostuni, from the Itria Valley to Matera, from Polignano a Mare and Monopoli to Lecce and why not? Salento, without worries about parking or taking a wrong turn. Our driver will accompany you to the wonders of Puglia on a personalized route for you, by our Concierge Advisor.