Pedalling through Puglia - Extended

by Tour provider inntravel.co

Region

Salento,Puglia

Duration

11 days

Guided Status

Self-Guided

Difficulty

Easy-to-moderate

D-Score™

N/A - Unknown

Overview

Scenic cycling along quiet roads and tranquil coastal routes. Architectural highlights include Lecce's Baroque buildings and Alberobello's trulli houses. Gastronomic delights with Puglia's rich cuisine and traditions. Charming stays in homely farmsteads. Includes 10 nights, 7 dinners, 10 breakfasts, luggage transported, high-quality bicycle, route notes, and GPS navigation.

Daily Ride Schedule

Accommodation & Services

Accommodation

Hotel

What's Included

Airport transfers

Catering services

Accommodation arrangements

Bike rental

About the Salento,Puglia

A dedicated guide for this region is not available yet.

GBP 2528

per person

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Why Choose This Tour?

Ride along quiet roads and tranquil coastal routes.
See Lecce's Baroque buildings and Alberobello's trulli houses.
Experience Puglia's rich cuisine and traditions.
Relax in homely farmsteads along the way.
Wander leisurely around the Botanical Gardens of La Cutura.
Easy-to-moderate cycling featuring undulating routes with more frequent short ascents, and a mix of shorter and longer days.
Terrain includes coastal roads, country lanes and tracks.
Ride through Le Cesine, an important wetland habitat for birds.
Visit Roca Vecchia with its low cliffs, caves, and spectacular seascapes.
Explore the historic port of Otranto.
Visit the Baroque town of Poggiardo and the botanical gardens of La Cutura.
Cycle along the wild coastline, honeycombed with caves, rock arches and grottoes.
Visit the elegant spa town of Santa Cesarea Terme.
Visit the spectacular Zinzulusa Cave.
Pause to admire Castro Marina, a harbour which still has a castle, a 12th-century cathedral and most of its 16th-century ramparts intact.
Visit the port of Marina di Leuca close to De Finibus Terrae (Italy's 'Land's End'), including the iconic lighthouse and remarkable basilica.
Explore Gallipoli's Old Town, connected to the mainland via an arched bridge and perched on a limestone islet.
Cycle via the 'Grecia Salentina', a group of sleepy towns and villages where traces of the Greek-Byzantine civilisation linger on and Griko, the idiom or dialect that is close to modern Greek, still survives.
Take the train to Lecce, the 'Florence of the South', a complete Baroque town.
Cycle through the Itria Valley to hill-top towns like Cisternino and Locorotondo.
See the remarkable 15th-century _trulli_ - white dry-stone houses with conical roofs made of stone that have earned Alberobello UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Visit the Grotte di Castellana, with an astonishing wealth of fossils, stalagmites and stalactites.