TYPOLOGIES

Self-drive Multi-Centre Holiday Puglia

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Coastal, Countryside

Activities/Interests

Romance, Sightseeing

£ 4250 per person - 14 nights

Matera and Puglia by car
Matera, the Itria Valley & Salento

Matera and Puglia by car

Begin on foot in the Sassi, then use a hire car for the trulli country and the Salento coast. Several nights at each base leave time for the places in between.

The holiday

Duration, guide price and inclusions

14 nights

from £4,250 per person

Including

Travel planning

Daily breakfast

Fully comprehensive car hire arranged at the airport

3-h private walking tour in Matera

4 nights sharing a deluxe double room at the Corte di San Pietro Matera

6 nights sharing a Trullo double room at the Leonardo Trulli Resort in Locorotondo

4 nights sharing a classic double sea view at Le Capase Resort near Santa Cesarea Terme

Stage 1

Matera and the Sassi · 4 nights

Corte San Pietro

Start with the stone neighbourhoods of Matera. Four nights allow a guided walk and time to explore independently. The car earns its keep once you leave the city for the countryside.

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Stage 2

Trulli country near Locorotondo · 6 nights

Leonardo Trulli Resort

Stay at Leonardo Trulli Resort for the longest stage. Give Alberobello and Martina Franca separate outings, break for lunch in Locorotondo and keep afternoons free for the saltwater pool.

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Stage 3

The Salento coast · 4 nights

Le Capase Resort

Finish near Santa Cesarea Terme at Le Capase. Follow the coast towards Otranto, choose a day for the rocky coves, and leave the last afternoon for the pool overlooking the Adriatic.

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Trulli, baroque cities & two coasts

Puglia & Basilicata holidays

Stay among the trulli near Locorotondo, spend your evenings on foot in Lecce or sleep in Matera’s Sassi.

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