Make pasta, drink wine. Cooking class with transported included!


Make pasta, drink wine. Cooking class with transported included!
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 102 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
What you will do will be an authentic sensory and cultural experience. Making fresh pasta by hand is a tradition deeply rooted in Salento culture and this course offers you a practical immersion in local life and customs, going beyond traditional tourist experiences. Learning will be practical and fun and the course will allow you to gain a skill that you can take home and replicate with friends and family. The course is aimed at small groups and therefore encourages direct interaction with hosts. While making the pasta with their own hands, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, hear stories and receive personalized attention; for this, a human bond will be created that enriches the experience. The course is perfect for those traveling as a couple, family or small groups, allowing an intimate and fun sharing of the culinary experience.
Known For: Lecce Cooking Classes, Lecce Small Group, Lecce New Product, Lecce Top Product, Lecce Food & Drink, Lecce Spring Break.
Duration: Around 4 hours.

Lecce to Galatina E-Bike: Olive Mill & Wine Tasting + Taxi back


Lecce to Galatina E-Bike: Olive Mill & Wine Tasting + Taxi back
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 51 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
Explore the Lecce countryside on a premium E-bike along an easy 28 km (17-mile) route. Ride through quiet rural roads to ancient villages and discover Salento’s traditions. In Sternatia, meet Gaetano, your local guide—a storyteller and poet who speaks Griko, the ancient Greek dialect of the Grecìa Salentina. With him, explore a 15th-century underground olive oil mill, hear a poem in Griko, and learn stories about lamp-oil traders, village life, and this unique cultural enclave. Continue through two villages of the Grecìa Salentina, home of the Griko people, a Greek-speaking community with 3,000 years of history. In Galatina, visit the Basilica of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria, famous for its 14th-century Giotto-style frescoes. Stop at Pasticceria Ascalone, birthplace of the Pasticciotto (1740) At 1 PM, a private taxi (included) takes you back to Lecce. NOTE: Optional Primitivo wine tasting and traditional Puglian lunch (extra cost; private groups only; request one week in advance).
Known For: Lecce Small Group, Lecce Half-day Tours, Lecce Historical Tours, Lecce Mountain Bike Tours, Lecce Top Product, Lecce E-Bike Tours, Lecce New Product, Lecce Spring Break.
Duration: Around 4 hours and a half.

Night Tour in an Ancient Lost City near Lecce


Night Tour in an Ancient Lost City near Lecce
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 35 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
After a warm and busy day in Puglia, it is time to relax and enjoy the magic of Mediterranean nights. This tour starts at sunset, continues during twilight and finishes at night. It takes place in the beautiful and peaceful countryside of Rudiae. First, we will visit the archaeological park, then, surrounded by nature, olive trees and remains of ancient civilizations, we will enjoy some stargazing and talk about myths, constellations, history, cosmology and more.
Known For: Lecce Archaeology Tours, Lecce Nature and Wildlife Tours, Lecce Walking Tours, Lecce Nature Walks, Lecce Seasonal, Lecce Small Group, Lecce Excellent Quality, Lecce New Product.
Duration: Around 2 hours.

Discover the best cellars of Salento


Discover the best cellars of Salento
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 30 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
I worked for 15 years as a biochemical researcher of wine. Now I have transformed my dream and my passion into an activity dedicated to the world of wine, offering my clients an exclusive experience in the authentic culture of Salento wine. Thanks to my experience of online wine sales matured with my website I know perfectly all the cellars and wines of Salento. And now I want to use all my knowledge to give you the best and most complete wine experience you can find in Salento. Make yourself comfortable because the tour is about to start.
Known For: Lecce Food & Drink, Lecce Top Product, Lecce Small Group, Lecce Wine Tastings.
Duration: Around 8 hours.

Extra virgin Savoy Tour and olive oil tasting - FASANO


Extra virgin Savoy Tour and olive oil tasting - FASANO
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 29 Reviews.
Destination: Alberobello & Locorotondo.
Come and visit us in our eighteenth-century Masseria, we will take you to discover the centuries-old olive trees, the stages of production of extra virgin olive oil and the ancient underground oil mill. We will discover together the history of the area, the peasant past of our Puglia and we will immerse ourselves in an expanse of centuries-old plants of unique beauty. We will create a guided tour of extra virgin olive oil tasting and we will learn to recognize the aromas and flavors of a quality extra virgin olive oil. We will thus be able to choose an excellent product, to preserve it carefully and to enhance it in the kitchen. In a nutshell: the entire oil production chain, from cultivation to bottled extra virgin olive oil, in a suggestive and authentic setting, which oscillates between past and present. The proposed visit experience takes place in a very small group, to better welcome guests and interact with them.
Known For: Alberobello & Locorotondo Small Group, Alberobello & Locorotondo Historical Tours, Alberobello & Locorotondo Seasonal, Alberobello & Locorotondo Cultural Tours, Alberobello & Locorotondo Archaeology Tours, Alberobello & Locorotondo Walking Tours.

Kayaking & Snorkeling: Porto Cesareo and Rabbit Island


Kayaking & Snorkeling: Porto Cesareo and Rabbit Island
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 22 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
We will explore the marine protected area of Porto Cesaereo on board our kayaks. We will move in the calm and transparent waters of the lagoon and reach the Island of Rabbits, with its small beaches in Caribbean colors. Here we will take a short walk to discover the island from a historical and naturalistic point of view and then a stop for swimming, relaxation and snorkeling. We will then reach the tower of Porto Cesareo, a defensive system dating back to the sixteenth century and we will skirt the town's promenade and its beautiful golden beaches. If the sea allows, we will have the opportunity to observe an important site of underwater archaeology: we will observe fascinating Roman columns, lost from a ship during a storm and lying on the sandy bottom of Porto Cesareo since the second century AD.C.
Known For: Lecce Swimming, Lecce Kayaking Tours, Lecce On the Water, Lecce Snorkeling, Lecce Small Group, Lecce New Product.
Duration: Around 3 hours.

Cooking Calss with full Salento dinner


Cooking Calss with full Salento dinner
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 16 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
If you want to immerse yourself in the real cuisine of Lecce and Salento, come to my house where I am waiting to teach you the art of homemade pasta with simple ingredients. together we will cook a Salento menu full of delicious scents. We will make the pasticciotto that is the most famous dessert in Lecce and then we will make the coffee Leccese, the coffee that has bewitched all tourists in the world. I will use only top quality ingredients, always preferring local products and farmers with the use of organic products! Come and cook and eat with me, a menu also suitable for vegetarians. We'll make pasta with our hands and a rolling pin and we'll make orecchiette and macaroni just like my grandmother did.
Known For: Lecce Food & Drink, Lecce Cooking Classes, Lecce Small Group, Lecce New Product.
Duration: Around 4 hours.

Swimming and Coastal Tour of Archeological Sites at Porto Cesareo


Swimming and Coastal Tour of Archeological Sites at Porto Cesareo
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 15 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
The archeological sites at the coast of Porto Cesareo tell us about a local history that was intimately bound to the rest of the Mediterranean. Indeed, the archeological remains that we will see will lead us to consider the relationships with other parts of the basin and to talk about ancient navigation, the “marble route” coming from the Aegean and deities coming from ancient Egypt. In addition, it will appear clear the relevance of physical geography shaping local history. Thus, we will talk about the main features of the Mediterranean Basin, the evolution of coastal topography and geomorphological processes. After describing and talking about the history of modern and contemporary buildings that we will see, we will try to reconstruct the evolution of the coastal landscape and the destruction of the coastal ecosystems. This tour is recommended for archeology, history, geography and culture enthusiasts, naturalists, swimmers, active tourists and adventure seekers.
Known For: Lecce Nature Walks, Lecce Historical Tours, Lecce Small Group, Lecce Water Tours, Lecce New Product, Lecce Walking Tours, Lecce Excellent Quality, Lecce Archaeology Tours.
Duration: Around 2 hours.

Leuca Sunset Caves Tour


Leuca Sunset Caves Tour
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 11 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
Our tour allows you to see the caves with the colors of the sunset. The elegant boat and the atmosphere with the setting sun will make the tour unforgettable. We'll have a toast. You can go for a swim with the red sky of the sunset and listening to the sound of the sea. there will be few people who will have this experience on a boat
Known For: Lecce Day Cruises, Lecce Jet Boat Rentals, Lecce Audio Guides, Lecce Speed Boat Rentals, Lecce New Product, Lecce Best Conversion, Lecce Sightseeing Cruises, Lecce Water Tours, Lecce Small Group.
Duration: Around 1 hour and a half.

Pasta Workshop: Orecchiette & Wine


Pasta Workshop: Orecchiette & Wine
Rated 5.00 Stars, based on 8 Reviews.
Destination: Lecce.
Location: Balù Bistrot Shop (where you can find a selection of local wines and olive oils) Instructor: an experienced cooking class teacher (Puglia native and food wine olive oil connoisseur) Tuition: an immersive and learning experience for everyone Buffet Tastings: a selection of food and wine
Known For: Lecce New Product, Lecce Food & Drink, Lecce Small Group, Lecce Cooking Classes, Lecce Spring Break.
Duration: Around 2 hours.