Culinary tour and Photography workshop to Puglia, Italy

May 22-29, 2023

When

May 22-29th 2023 (7 nights, 8 days)
22/5/23 – Departure from Tel Aviv to Bari: 22:00 – 00:10
29/5/23 – Departure from Bari to Tel Aviv: 17:25 – 21:10

Where

Dimora dei Semplici, Ostuni (villa in the countryside)
Max capacity: 12 people
The weekly rate includes daily cleaning (4hrs per day), daily pool & towel change, mid-week linen change, and continental breakfast.

Services

Transfers in a private bus for a maximum of 19 people with comfort, room for trolleys, photography equipment, and bags. The price includes transfer from and to the airport (return), transfer for the half-day Lecce trip, transfer for the Itria Valley tour around the villages and to the daily markets), and drop-off / pick-up from the cycling tour destination.

Proposed itinerary

Day 1 – May 22nd (Monday)
00:10 – Arrival at Bari Airport
01:00 – Transfer to the villa to get a good night’s rest

Day 2 – May 23rd (Tuesday)
09:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Half-day tour of the towns in the Itria Valley and visit to one of the local weekly markets. We will visit the towns of Ostuni, Martina Franca, Locorotondo, and Cisternino
13:30 – Wine tasting and lunch at a local, family-run cantine and restaurant in the countryside of Cisternino
Free time to relax
19:30 – Cooking workshop with Dan to prepare pizza using the stone oven

Day 3 – May 24th (Wednesday)
09:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Departure from the villa to the local weekly market in Martina Franca to buy ingredients for dinner and photography hands-on session in the market
14:00 – Food photography workshop with Dan using ingredients bought at the market
Free time to relax
19:00 – Cooking workshop with Dan – making dinner together from ingredients bought during the morning
20:30 – Dinner at the villa

Day 4 – May 25th (Thursday)
09:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Departure from villa to visit a Masseria Altemura winery (tasting of 5 wines)
13:00 – Afternoon tour of Lecce, the Baroque City, dubbed “Florence of the South”
19:45 – Dinner in Lecce
22:00 – Return to the villa

Day 5 – May 26th (Friday)
09:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Departure to Masseria Garrappa for a pasta making workshop and lunch on location
14:30 – Return to the villa
17:00 – Sunset yoga session under the oak tree with Karolina
20:00 – Dinner at a local restaurant in Ostuni, Casa Ciaccia

Day 6 – May 27th (Saturday)
09:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Departure to the market in Ostuni and to a fish store to purchase fish for lunch
13:00 – Cooking and photography workshop at the villa, to prepare lunch together
Free time to relax
20:30 – Aperitivo easy evening at a local town (Monopoli)

Day 7 – May 28th (Sunday)
09:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Departure to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Alberbello where we will cycle and enjoy the natural landscapes toward Polignano a Mare
14:00 – Lunch – where?
Free time to relax
19:00 – Visit a local town for a sunset aperitivo (Putignano)
20:00 – Informal, light dinner at the villa

Day 8 – May 29th (Monday)
08:00 – Breakfast
09:30 – Prompt check-out and transfer pick-up
11:00 – Tour of Bari and free time to shop and have lunch
15:00 – Departure from Bari to the airport
17:20 – Flight from Bari Airport to Tel Aviv

Please fill in the following information:

1. General:

First name (exactly as appears in passport)

Middle name

Last name (exactly as appears in passport)

Mobile no.

Telephone no.

Email address

Home address

Passport number

Nationality

Passport expiration date

Date of birth

Any allergies and/or intolerances?

Any special requests?

2. Insurance:

Please make sure to take care of your own travel and flight insurance.

Kindly mark here that you understand that it is your responsibility to have a travel insurance. The trip cost does not include this kind of insurance.

3. Cancellation policy:

Please be advised that cancellations made up to 24 hours after payment has been processed will be subject to a charge of 1/3 of the total amount – 1,100 EUR.

Cancellations made within a week before the trip (from May 15 th and on), will be subject to charge of 2/3 of the total cost – 2,200 EUR.

In case we will be able to replace you with a new participant, no cancellation fee will be charged. This is subject to our approval and confirmation.

4. Payment:

Total cost: 3,300 EUR
Please remit payment to Puglia trip account at:
Bank Leumi, Ra’anana
Branch:
Acc No.:

Please check the box once payment has been remitted to the bank.