The Orange Flag is a certified seal indicating a superior standard of tourism and environmental quality awarded by the Touring Club Italiano to small Italian inland towns that stand out for their excellence and high quality welcome.
Our aim is to help you discover them because…
Quality is like a wave. A Quality work that you think nobody would notice, is noticed indeed and makes someone feel better: he or she will transfer this feeling onto the others and in this way Quality will keep on spreading. (Robert Maynard Pirsig)
LA PROPOSTA
DAY 1
BARI/BRINDISI APT – LUCERA
Meet up with our tour guide at the airport and drive to Gargano.
Welcome drink, dinner and an overnight stay in a hotel in Lucera.
DAY 2
LUCERA – PIETRAMONTECORVINO – ALBERONA – ORSARA – LUCERA
Breakfast and departure for the first stage of our tour, which will take us to Pietramontecorvino, a small town famous for its Ducal Palace, Norman Tower and the harmonious and picturesque architecture of its old town centre. From there we will travel to Alberona, one of the most charming and best loved towns in the area. After a guided town we will enjoy lunch in a restaurant offering typical, local products.
In the afternoon we will visit Orsara, a relaxed town, famous for its Daunia IGT label wines. Our visit will include a tasting session in a well known local wine cellar. Then back to the hotel in Lucera, for dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 3
LUCERA – SANT’AGATA – ROCCHETTA – ALBEROBELLO
Breakfast and departure for Sant’Agata di Puglia.
This town stands out immediately for its distinctive layout that starts from the grand Romanesque castle at the top of the hill and gradually unwinds, following the contours of the hillside. The entire town is a single, carefully preserved, historic unit with houses built of stone and gateways adorned with aristocratic crests.
We then continue onto Rocchetta Sant’Antonio where we will visit the old town centre and the Aquino Castle. After some free time for lunch we then travel onto Alberobello.
In Alberobello we will check into a typical “trullo” where we will stay the night after dinner in a typical local restaurant.
DAY 4
ALBEROBELLO – LOCOROTONDO – CISTERNINO – ORIA
Breakfast and a guided tour of the town, which is a World Heritage Site.
Drive to Locorotondo to visit the old town centre, famous for its narrow, winding streets and geranium-lined balconies. A tasting session at a well-known local wine cellar follows.
From there we travel to Cisternino for a guided tour of the town and where you are free for lunch.
In the afternoon we continue onto Oria where we will visit the splendid old town centre still divided into different quarters , including a baroque cathedral and the Svevo castle.
Check in at the hotel in Oria, dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 5 ORIA – BARI/BRINDISI AIRPT
DAY 5
ORA – BARI/BRINDISI APT
Check-out and departure for the airport.
