Day 1 Saturday SORRENTO - CASTEL DEL MONTE - CASTELLANA CAVES - SELVA DI FASANO
Early morning departure for Apulia, on the way, stop to visit Castel del Monte, imposing octagonal castle, with eight octagonal towers at each side built in 1250 by the emperor Federico II, on a hill of 570 metres that dominates all the valley.

After free time for lunch, the journey continues to Castellana Caves. Discovered in 1938, the entrance is represented by an enormous vertical tunnel 60 metres long. At the end of the visit, arrival at the hotel.
Accommodation, dinner and overnight.

Day 2 Sunday SELVA DI FASANO - LECCE - OSTUNI - ALBEROBELLO - SELVA DI FASANO
After breakfast, we depart for Lecce and its famous baroque art and architecture that developed between the end of the XVI century and the first half of the XVII century. You can admire the rich and beautiful decorations of the church of S.Oronzo, the Basilica of Santa Croce, the Celestini Palace. In the square of S.Oronzo, we can admire the 2nd century Roman amphitheater, which could seat up to 25.000 spectators, and the column of 29-meter high S.Oronzo, with a copper statue of the saint on the top.

Departure to Ostuni, an architectural jewel commonly referred to as "the White Town" for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture. Free time for lunch.

In the afternoon, continue to Alberobello, the town of “trulli” and Unesco Heritage. “Trulli” are typical houses with a cone roof that were used as homes and to keep the farmer utensils. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3 Monday SELVA DI FASANO - MATERA - SORRENTO OR ROME
After our buffet breakfast, we depart for Matera. It has gained international fame for the Sassi, which originated from a prehistoric (troglodyte) settlement and are suspected to be some of the first settlements in Italy. The Sassi are houses dug into the tuff rock itself, which is characteristic of Basilicata and Puglia. Many of these houses are really only caverns, and the streets in some parts of the Sassi often are located on the rooftops of other houses.

One of the benefits of this ancient city is that with there is a great similarity in the look of the Sassi with that of ancient sites in and around Jerusalem. This has caught the eye of film directors and movie studios so the Sassi were the set of many 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 a UNESCO Heritage Site.

After some free time for a snack, we return to Sorrento or Rome for the end of our services.

Hotel
- In Noci: Hotel Cavaliere or similar

Includes
- Accommodation at 4 star hotels
- Daily buffet breakfast
- Two dinners
- Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach
- Service charges and taxes included
- An assistant during the tour
- Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary
- English/French/Spanish speaking guides
- Entrance fees

Excludes
- Meals and drinks not included in the description
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional activity costs

Please Note
- The tour operator reserves the right to provide hotels of similar category if the circumstances make it necessary, at no additional cost or refund.
- Child rates apply for one child sharing the same room with 2 adults in double accommodations. Date of birth must be advised at the moment of booking.
- Booked hotels are not available before 12 noon.
- Passengers are allowed to carry maximum one piece of luggage per person on the tours.