After breakfast, meet your tour guide at the hotel and off
you go on a 3-hour walking tour to discover the beauties of
Lecce. For its artistic and cultural buzz, Lecce is known as
“southern Florence”. Its underlying trait is though the baroque style of its buildings. A number of religious and secular monuments will be yours to take in: Maria Santissima
Assunta and the Basilica Santa Croce, Palazzo dei Celestini, Piazza Sant’Oronzo and its Roman amphitheater, as well
as the Church of Santa Chiara. You will have free time in the
afternoon. Overnight stay is in Lecce.

Breakfast at your hotel. Afterwards, meet your driver and
head for Otranto, just a 30 minute drive from Lecce. Along
many centuries, Otranto was dominated by the Greeks, the
Romans and the Turks, and traces of this melting pot of
cultures can still be gazed in awe. After lunch in a typical
restaurant (drinks not included), a stop is worth in Santa
Cesarea Terme and Castro Marina. Afterwards, take your
time in Santa Maria di Leuca, a summer time preferred
destination famous for its liberty-style residences as well
as the iconic lighthouse. Next to the lighthouse is the Sanctuary de Finibus Terrae (1720-1755), built to commemorate the passage of St. Peter during his travel to Italy. Return to Lecce and overnight stay.

After breakfast, you will see Galatina - a fascinating and
pagan inland little town. The Basilica di Santa Caterina
d’Alessandria houses amazing paintings and mosaics.
The Baroque church of San Pietro and the small church
of San Paolo are on the list of places to see. You will get a
clear understanding of the tarantismo as well as the pizzica and taranta folkore dances. Lunch is at Le Stanzie, a
beautiful masseria (or large farm). Gallipoli is next, a city
of Greek origin. Its urban nucleus, surrounded by medieval
walls, is connected to the mainland by a bridge. Gallipoli
draws a lot of people during the summer and especially young people for its vibrant nightlife. Return to Lecce.
Overnight stay.

After breakfast at your hotel, we’ll visit Grottaglie, a well known community of artisans in the Salento region. You
will visit ateliers of famous ceramics and attend a real workshop: you will learn how to sculpt clay and paint it
during a 2/3-hour practical course. Next is the Crispiano
area, known for producing the Primitivo wine. You’ll access
a very important and famous vineyard-garden embedded
in this once semi-desertic area turned by men into a fertile,
productive, oasis-like territory. Lunch and wine tasting. Return to Lecce. Overnight.

After breakfast, the day starts with a visit to Ceglie Messapica, located between the Altipiano delle Murge (Murge
plateau) and the Upper Salento. From the historical center of this enchanting town your sight will embrace trulli,
farms, lamie (typical dwellings), caves, olive groves, vineyards, cattle pastures and swathes of arable land. Next,
you’ll get to see Martina Franca, an elegant Baroque village
full of churches, noble buildings, and squares perfect for a
stage setting. The urban focal points Piazza Plebiscito, the
Cathedral, the Ducal Palace and the Torre dell’Orologio.
This is the famous Valle d’Itria, a rural area full of olive trees
and vineyards. Lunch is in a typical trattoria. Return to Lecce and overnight stay.

Breakfast. Transfer to Brindisi airport or port. End of our
services.