Category: WALKING TOURS
TOUR AMONG GROTTO-CHURCHES, FORTIFIED LARGE FARMS AND THOUSAND OLD OLIVE TREES
In Monopoli countryside among centuries-old olive trees there are lots of fortified large farms (“Masserie”) and “rocky churches”, churches excavated inside the rock with paintings on the walls, manifestation of a civilization developed in Puglia between VI and XIII century. After the crash of the Roman Empire, in fact, it wasn’t safe living in the […]
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GUIDED TOURS IN MONOPOLI OLD TOWN
Monopoli, the sea and the fishermen. Monopoli with the cathedral and all the churches. Monopoli with its squares and narrow alleys. Monopoli with its rich past full of history which we will hear about while we are walking in the old town around the harbour. Situated in the centre of Apulia, 50 kilometres from the […]
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TOUR THROUGH TRULLI AND CAVES
The caves and the trullo-houses, together with the millennial olive trees and the old town centres are really characteristic elements of this part of Apulia. Apulia – La Finestra sul Mare suggests a trip by car which includes a visit to the “Grotta del Trullo” in Putignano and the impressing trullo-houses of Alberobello. The “Grotta […]
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OSTUNI – THE WHITE TOWN
Ostuni is a very nice town built on the top of a hill, few kilometres from the sea. It’s characterized by white buildings because in the past the mayor of Ostuni ordered to all people to cover houses with lime (“calce”) to defend themselves from the plague. So it became famous as “the white town”, […]
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CONVERSANO – AT THE “GUERCIO” COURT
Visit Conversano, the town of the famous count well known as “Guercio delle Puglie”, situated on a small hill, few kilometers far from the sea. Conversano is a very old place and its origin dates back to the Iron Age. The Castle was built by the Normans but it became the famous residence of the […]
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GUIDED TOURS IN THE OLD CITY OF POLIGNANO
Let us guide you to discover some treasures of Polignano a Mare, the town where the famous Italian singer Domenico Modugno was born, that is characterized by lovely terraces overlooking the sea. Together with an expert local guide you can walk through narrow streets, squares and discover monuments and stories of this small but fascinating […]
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