Day 4 - We will have our first taste of Puglian wine paired with some local specialties today while touring a local cantina en route to our next home base in Alberobello. You will sleep tonight in one of the famous local dwellings, Trullo, which are like stone fairy huts. Tonight we will dine together at a local farm to table restaurant.

Day 5 - We will start the day with a walking tour of Alberobello, and delve deep into this town’s intriguing past. Then you will have a free afternoon and evening to explore and relax.

Day 6- Today we explore the coast of Puglia, starting with the town of Monopoli. Later we will tour the white-washed town of Ostuni, where you will have the sensation of being in Greece. Then we will check into our Puglian farmhouse, Masseria, which is like a farm fortress, for the next 3 nights.

Day 7 - This morning is for recharging your batteries at our Masseria where you can take a walk in the countryside or sit by the pool before we have a hands-on cooking class.  After we’ve enjoyed the fruits of our labor, a short drive will take us to Otranto just in time to explore and enjoy the sunset.

Day 8 - Today we will explore a hidden gem, the archeological site of Egnazia.  Weather permitting, we will also enjoy a boat ride down the coast before heading to our Masseria for dinner together.

Day 9 - On the way to our last hotel in the baroque city of Lecce, we will stop for a tour and cheese tasting at a family run farm. Lecce is known as the “Florence” of the South for its artistic patrimony, and we will have plenty of time to explore.

Day 10 - Today we visit the workshop of a local craftsman who will demonstrate the art of papier mache.  The afternoon is yours to explore, before we meet up to enjoy our last Puglian dinner together. The tour will be over in the morning.

Day 11 - The tour is over after breakfast.  From Lecce, you can take a train back to Bari, Naples, or Rome or catch a flight from Brindisi to other destinations in Italy.