9 Day Tour from Naples to Alberobello Area
Imagine spending time in Italy’s most beloved locations without the higher costs and bigger crowds associated with busy travel season. Join us on a cultural and culinary adventure of Southern Italy’s wonderful gems. Start with a city tour of Naples, birthplace of Neapolitan pizza. A scenic drive brings you to the rocky outcrop of Matera—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn all about the Sassi houses, thought to be among the first human settlements in Italy. Next overnight in the town of Lecce. Admire its lacy stone buildings and baroque squares and visit the Duomo and Santa Croce Basilica to understand why it is called the “Florence of the South.” In Alberobello, take a tour of the traditional Trullo houses—whitewashed, circular homes, with classic conical roofs. Marvel at the stunning 90-million-year-old caves of Castellana. Visit the Apulian capital of Bari on the heel of Italy’s “boot.” Join us in the off season and escape to Southern Italy’s off-the-beaten-path locales.
All This. Included
Special Features Included in this Tour:
• Guided city drive in Naples features a visit to the Palazzo Reale
• Guided walking tour of Matera features a visit to a Casa Grotta (cave house)
• Primitivo wine museum visit plus tasting
• Guided walking tour in Lecce includes Duomo and Santa Croce Basilica
• Guided walking tour in Alberobello includes a visit to a Trullo (traditional stone conical-roof hut)
• Guided visit to the Castellana Grotte underground cave system
• Guided walking tour in Bari features the Old Town and San Nicola’s Church