Sassi & Trulli

SASSI & TRULLI

SORRENTO • CASTELLANA CAVES • ALBEROBELLO • LECCE • GALLIPOLI • OSTUNI • MATERA (ending in CHOICE of SORRENTO or ROME)

3 DAYS • 2 NIGHTS | WEDNESDAY DEPARTURES

Discover the SOUTH “Off-The-Beaten-Path”

Price Includes:

• Accommodation in 4* Hotels
• Daily Breakfast & 2 Dinners
• Ground transportation by deluxe A/C motor coach to/from Rome and in between cities/towns as per itinerary
• Multilingual tour leader (ENG/SPN/FRE)
• Entrance fees
• 10% Italian VAT tax

Price does NOT include:

• Tips, Drinks, Portage, City/Tourist Tax
• Everything that is not mentioned under “Package Includes”

 ITINERARY:

DAY 1 – SORRENTO/CASTELLANA CAVES/ALBEROBELLO (Trulli)

Early morning pick up at your Sorrento hotel and departure for Apulia. Along the way you will visit The Castellana Caves discovered in 1938. The Grottos of Castellana are one of the most important attractions of Puglia and a natural heritage of inestimable value to Italy. The tour winds along a distance of 3 km, a unique guided tour of the caves to more than 60 meters deep in an amazing scenario made of stalactites, stalagmites, concretions, incredible shapes, fossils, canyons and caves with fantastic names; calcifications from conformations and amazing colors solicit the imagination of children and adults. Time at leisure for lunch. After the visit to the Caves, continue to Alberobello the town of the “TRULLI” which is part of the UNESCO Heritage list. The Trulli are typical houses with a cone roof, used as homes and to store farmer utensils. Here you’ll enjoy a wine tasting in the local wine cellar. Proceed to Castellana Caves. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Hotel Semiramide Palace 4* or similar (for your entire stay). (D)

DAY 2 – CASTELLANA CAVES/LECCE/GALLIPOLI/OSTUNI/CASTELLANA CAVES

Buffet breakfast at the hotel and departure to LECCE 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 and the Celestini palace and the roman amphitheater. The tour will continue to GALLIPOLI, from the Greek Kallipolis meaning beautiful city, is a fishing village on the coast in southern Italy’s Puglia region. Gallipoli has a good old town built on a limestone island and linked to the mainland by a 16th century bridge. Its harbors are used by fishing boats and there’s plenty of fresh seafood. Free time for lunch and proceed to the village of Ostuni, also called “white town” because of its white walls and white painted houses. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight at the hotel. (B/D)

DAY 3 – CASTELLANA CAVES/MATERA/SORRENTO (or ROME)

Buffet breakfast at the hotel and departure to Matera. This town is internationally known for the “SASSI” (stones), originated from a prehistoric (troglodyte) 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 and 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). Matera is also part of the UNESCO Heritage List. Time for a snack in Matera with return via Pompeii where you will board a bus to Sorrento or Rome, whichever was pre-arranged before your departure based on your choice. Arrival in Rome or Sorrento and end of the tour. (B)

(Hotel extra nights, or transfers may be requested at time of booking. Please inquire for more information.)

DOUBLE: Based on 2 adults sharing one room (1 Queen/King -OR- 2 Individual Single/Twin Beds as per clients request)

TRIPLE: Based on 3 adults sharing one room (1 Queen/King + 1 Individual Single Bed OR 3 Single Beds as per clients request)

SINGLE: Based on 1 person sharing the room (1 Single Individual bed OR 1 Double Bed depending on availability)

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Guaranteed Departure with minimum two passengers traveling. Rates include all local taxes and are based upon the prices of suppliers, the exchange rates, taxes and other fees in force at the time of publication of this package. Subject to availability. Subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply as published catalog tour. Click here for full booking details, policies and terms and conditions.

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