3 Day Tour from Sorrento: Alberobello's Trulli, Lecce, Gallipoli, Matera Stones

Itinerary

Day 1: SORRENTO - CASTELLANA - CAVES - ALBEROBELLO TRULLI

Stop At: Grotte di Castellana, Piazzale Anelli, 70013 Castellana Grotte Italy
7.30 am, pick up at your hotel or at the meeting point in Sorrento and departure for Apulia. Along the way you will visit one of the most important attractions of Apulia and a natural heritage of inestimable value to Italy, Castellana Caves. A unique guided tour of the caves to more than 60 meters deep in an amazing scenario made of stalactites, stalagmites, concretions, fossils, canyons and caves with fantastic names. Time at leisure for lunch.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Piazza XXVII Maggio, 7, 70011 Alberobello BA, Italy
After the visit to the Caves, will continue our journey to Alberobello, the town of the “TRULLI” which is part of the Unesco Heritage list. The Trulli are typical houses with a conical roof, used as homes and to store farmer utensils. Here you’ll enjoy a wine tasting in the local wine cellar.
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Grotte di Castellana, Piazzale Anelli, 70013 Castellana Grotte Italy
Proceed to Castellana Caves. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner at the hotel
Accommodation included: Hotel SEMIRAMIDE 4* or similar .

Day 2: CASTELLANA CAVES - LECCE - GALLIPOLI - OSTUNI - CASTELLANA

Stop At: Centro Storico, Lecce, piazza Oronzo, piazza del Duomo, via Umberto I, 73100, Lecce Italy
After breakfast you will head to Lecce. This city is famous for his baroque arts & architecture developed between the end of the XVI century and the first half of the XVII century. During the tour you will admire the rich and beautiful decoration of the St. Oronzo church, the basilica of Santa Croce, the Celestini palace and the roman amphitheatre.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Centro Storico di Gallipoli, 73014, Gallipoli Italy
The tour will continue to Gallipoli, from the Greek Kallipolis meaning beautiful city, a fishing village as well as a famous beach resort on the Southern Apulia's coast. Its harbors are used by fishing boats and there’s plenty of fresh seafood. Free time for lunch.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ostuni Centro, Via Giuseppe Rodio, 5A, 72017 Ostuni BR, Italy
Proceed to the village of Ostuni, also called “white town” because of its white walls and white painted houses
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Grotte di Castellana, Piazzale Anelli, 70013 Castellana Grotte Italy
Return to the hotel in Castellana Caves.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfat at the hotel
• Dinner: Dinner at the hotel
Accommodation included: Hotel SEMIRAMIDE 4* or similar .

Day 3: CASTELLANA - MATERA - SORRENTO

Stop At: Matera, 76121 Barletta, Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy
Buffet breakfast at the hotel and departure to Matera. This town is internationally known for the “Sassi” (stones), originated from a prehistoric settlement, and are suspected to be the first settlements in Italy. The Sassi are houses into the tuff rock itself, which is characteristic of the Basilicata & Apulia regions. One of the peculiarities of this ancient city is that there is a great similarity with the ancient sites in and around Jerusalem. This caught the eye of film directors and movie studios so that the Sassi were the set of various films such as “The Gospel according to St. Matthew”(Pasolini 1964), “King David” (Bruce Beresford 1985), “The Passion of the Christ” (Gibson 2004) and the “ Nativity story” (Hardwicke 2006) and the new Edition of Ben Hur (Norman Friedman). Matera is also listed as world's Unesco Heritage.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Centro Sorrento, 80067 Sorrento, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Time for a snack in Matera or on the road before arriving back to Sorrento. Arrival in Sorrento and end of the tour.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in hotel
No accommodation included on this day.