Our Puglia holidays & tours
Jutting out of Italy’s sun-baked, wild south, Puglia has long been the holiday retreat of choice for northern Italians – and with good reason. A stunning 400km of Adriatic coastline, a land steeped in rich history and a fine culinary tradition means that Puglia has become one of Italy’s treasures. Our Puglia holidays will fascinate and enchant, whether you’re strolling through the whitewashed buildings of Alberobello or exploring the walled city of Otranto, cycling, walking or relaxing. And our trips use local knowledge to bring you amazing experiences – like pasta making, organic farm visits and vineyard tours – which help traditional industries thrive and spread money from tourism to lesser-visited rural areas.
Our top Puglia holidays
Puglia self drive holiday in Italy
From
US $1054 to US $2500
8 days
ex flights
Discover Puglia's charm: Trani, Castel del Monte, Alberobello
Tailor made
Puglia small group tour, Italy
From
£1555 to £2305
8 days
ex flights
Puglia, whitewashed towns, traditional farmland and fine cuisine
Small group2026: 21 Mar, 4 Apr, 25 Apr, 9 May, 6 Jun, 20 Jun, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct, 17 Oct, 31 Oct, 2027: 20 Mar, 3 Apr, 24 Apr, 8 May, 22 May, 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 25 Sep, 16 Oct, 30 Oct
Puglia and Basilicata walking holiday in Italy
From
£1719 to £2249
8 days
ex flights
Unique regions between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian seas
Small group2026: 21 Mar, 4 Apr, 25 Apr, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 6 Jun, 13 Jun, 20 Jun, 5 Sep, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 3 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct, 31 Oct, 2027: 20 Mar, 3 Apr, 24 Apr, 8 May, 15 May, 22 May, 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 4 Sep, 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 2 Oct, 9 Oct, 16 Oct, 30 Oct
Puglia walking holiday in Italy
From
£1735 to £1995
8 days
ex flights
Combine superb cuisine, wines and easy walks
Small group2026: 3 May, 17 May, 7 Jun, 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 27 Sep, 11 Oct, 2027: 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 6 Jun, 5 Sep, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct
Puglia self guided cycling tour
From
£1699 to £1989
8 days
inc UK flights
Reasonable easy cycling. Excellent bikes. Good weather.
Tailor made
Puglia cycling holiday in Italy
From
£1895 to £1955
8 days
ex flights
Discover the 'heel' of Italy on easy cycle rides
Small group2026: 26 Apr, 10 May, 24 May, 13 Sep, 20 Sep, 27 Sep, 4 Oct, 18 Oct, 2027: 25 Apr, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct, 17 Oct
Matera to Puglia cycling holiday, Italy
From
£1839 to £2479
8 days
ex flights
Nestled between the Adriatic and Ionian seas
Small group2026: 5 Apr, 12 Apr, 26 Apr, 3 May, 10 May, 17 May, 24 May, 31 May, 7 Jun, 14 Jun, 21 Jun, 30 Aug, 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 20 Sep, 27 Sep, 4 Oct, 11 Oct, 18 Oct, 25 Oct, 2027: 4 Apr, 11 Apr, 25 Apr, 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 30 May, 6 Jun, 13 Jun, 20 Jun, 29 Aug, 5 Sep, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct, 24 Oct
Highlights of Puglia cycling holiday
From
£1879 to £1999
11 days
inc UK flights
Explore Italy's beautiful, sun-drenched Puglia region
Tailor made
Highlights of Puglia holiday
From
£1995 to £2175
8 days
ex flights
The perfect balance of culture, food and the Adriatic coastline
Small group2026: 12 Apr, 3 May, 17 May, 7 Jun, 14 Jun, 21 Jun, 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 20 Sep, 27 Sep, 4 Oct, 11 Oct, 2027: 11 Apr, 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 6 Jun, 13 Jun, 20 Jun, 5 Sep, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct, 10 Oct
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Puglia map & highlights
Shaped like a knobbly parsnip, Puglia lies on the southern Adriatic coast, with the hot, dry Salento Peninsula the clearly defined high heel of Italy’s boot, and the northern part of Puglia forming what’s known in shoe design lingo as the ‘counter’. Driving times within Puglia are modest – you can get from Gallipoli in the west to Lecce in the east in around 40 minutes – and its compact size, pretty countryside and abundance of fascinating towns and villages make it ideal for a cycling break. Bari airport serves the region and you can catch ferries here, to Dubrovnik in Croatia, Bar in Montenegro and Durrës in Albania.
Alberobello
1. Alberobello
Alberobello is Puglia’s Trulli Town, home to 1,500 of these ancient stone houses and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The trulli are drystone, mortarless constructions, made of limestone boulders with conical roofs of limestone slabs. They were designed to be easy to tear down, to swerve paying property tax to the king in the 1500s, but have survived and now function mostly as shops, restaurants and tourist accommodation.
Gallipoli
2. Gallipoli
Known as the ‘Ionian Pearl’, Gallipoli is one of the prettiest small towns in the Salento Peninsula and was the largest exporter of lamp oil made from olives in the 17th and 18th centuries. Its old town, the centro storico, sits on a rocky island with wonderful views to north and south. It’s peppered with churches, laced with narrow alleys, and features superb Baroque architecture to rival nearby Lecce.
Lecce
3. Lecce
One of Europe’s most distinctive Baroque cities, Lecce bristles with fine 17th century architecture and is home to more than 40 churches and countless palazzi, festooned with occasionally OTT cherubs, asparagus sprigs and gargoyles, all carved from the local soft stone. The Basilica di Santa Croce scoops the prize for Top Baroque Monument in town; fans of earlier history will enjoy the Roman amphitheatre, too.
Ostuni
4. Ostuni
The hilltop town of Ostuni, nicknamed the White City because of its many whitewashed houses, rises above the olive trees of the Valle d’Itria, with numerous churches and monuments silhouetted against the sky. Its cathedral presides over a maze of narrow streets, staircases and higgledy homes, where tiny trattorias and glimpses of the Adriatic wait around each corner.
Otranto
5. Otranto
Overlooking the Adriatic at the tip of the Salento Peninsula – Italy’s heel – Otranto is the country’s easternmost town. It has a medieval centre with a Romanesque cathedral, dating back to 1088 and with impressive 12th century floor mosaics, plus lots of pretty architecture and seafront restaurants. Relax on white sandy beaches and swim at the Grotto della Poesia, a natural swimming pool within the rocks.
Valle d’Itria
6. Valle d’Itria
The Itria Valley is a beautiful landscape of rolling hills, dotted with olive trees, vineyards and trulli. It’s excellent walking country and home to Locorotondo, or ‘round place’, one of Puglia’s prettiest towns. The Castellana Caves, Italy’s biggest cave system, lie at the entrance to the valley while Polignano a Mare is a gem on its coast, perched on 20m high cliffs above the Adriatic.
Our Puglia holidays reviews
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Norman Smith12 Jun 2024
Most memorable was our stay in the beautiful town of Matera including our tour, an alfresco meal out and watching the sunset over the amazing buildings.read more
Hannah Litten10 Jun 2024
One highlight was the farm visit and pasta making experience... pretty much everything we ate was organic and produced by small scale enterprises operating with traditional and/or sustainable methods. Fantastic.read more
Lindsay Codsi23 Sep 2024
Staying in the cave hotel in Matera. read more
