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Bike and walking tours in Puglia and Basilicata
Self-guided cycling holidays, gravel trips and walking tours in Puglia and Basilicata, organised by a local tour operator since 2013. Every tour includes selected accommodation, daily luggage transfers and our navigation app.
Ride through the trulli of the Itria Valley, the white towns, the Sassi of Matera, the Baroque of Lecce and the coasts of Salento and the Gargano. Use the filters to find the right tour for your dates, budget and level.
- Local operatorSince 2013 in San Vito dei Normanni
- Luggage transferEvery day, hotel to hotel
- Navigation appGPS tracks and roadbook
- LicensedPuglia Region licence no. 873
19 tours to choose from: use the filters to find yours.
Self-guided bike tours
Self-guidedCycling Loop Between Two Seas Along the Ancient Roman Roads
The Cycling Loop Between Two Seas is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided bike tour in Puglia that starts and ends in Brindisi, crossing from the Adriatic to the Ionian Sea and back in six moderate stages (340 km).
Self-guidedTour of Salento
The Tour of Salento is a 6-day, 5-night self-guided bike tour in southern Puglia, an easy loop from Lecce back to Lecce across the Salento peninsula (243 km in four stages).
Self-guidedFrom Sassi of Matera to Salento – 8 Days
From Sassi of Matera to Salento is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided bike tour from Matera in Basilicata to Lecce in Puglia: a challenging one-way route of five cycling stages (316 km) plus a train transfer.
Self-guidedFrom Sassi of Matera to Salento – 9 Days
From Sassi of Matera to Salento (9 days) is a 9-day, 8-night self-guided bike tour from Matera in Basilicata to Lecce in Puglia: a challenging one-way route of seven cycling stages (464 km) that rides all the way, with no train transfer.
Self-guidedThe World Heritage Sites of Puglia and Basilicata
The World Heritage Sites of Puglia and Basilicata is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided bike tour that starts and ends in Bari, a challenging circuit of six stages (about 327 km) through the Murgia plateau to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Self-guidedFrom the Adriatic Sea to the Itria Valley
From the Adriatic Sea to the Itria Valley is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided cycling tour in Puglia: a moderate loop that starts and ends in Monopoli and links the Adriatic coast with the Itria Valley.
Self-guidedAmazing Puglia: Sassi, Trulli and Salento
Amazing Puglia: Sassi, Trulli and Salento is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided cycling tour from Matera to Lecce, a challenging point-to-point route across Basilicata and Puglia.
Self-guidedTour of Gargano
The Tour of Gargano is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided cycling loop from San Giovanni Rotondo around the Gargano promontory, the spur of Italy's boot – the most challenging tour we run.
Self-guidedGrand Tour of Puglia
The Grand Tour of Puglia is a 15-day, 14-night self-guided cycling tour that crosses the whole region from north to south, from Bari to Polignano a Mare – a challenging journey of 13 riding days.
Self-guidedThe Apulian White Towns
The Apulian White Towns is a 6-day, 5-night self-guided cycling tour based in San Vito dei Normanni, near Brindisi, with easy to moderate stages through the Itria Valley and northern Salento.
Gravel tours
GravelThe Final Stretch of the Via Francigena
The Final Stretch of the Via Francigena is a 7-day, 6-night self-guided gravel tour in Puglia from Polignano a Mare to Santa Maria di Leuca, with five easy-to-moderate riding days along the Adriatic and down through Salento.
GravelCycling the Appian Way: from Venosa to Brindisi
Cycling the Appian Way is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided gravel tour from Barletta to Brindisi, following the ancient Roman road from Venosa in Basilicata across the Murgia to the Ionian and Adriatic coasts, with two demanding hill stages at the start and easier days towards the sea.
GravelCycling Route of the Apulian Aqueduct
The Cycling Route of the Apulian Aqueduct is a 9-day, 8-night self-guided gravel tour that crosses Puglia from Barletta on the Adriatic to Santa Maria di Leuca at the region's southern tip, a 460 km journey of moderate difficulty overall along the line of the Ciclovia dell'Acquedotto Pugliese.
GravelThe Trajan Way by Bike: from Trani to Brindisi
The Trajan Way by Bike is a 7-day, 6-night self-guided gravel tour in Puglia from Trani to Brindisi, retracing the Roman road built by Emperor Trajan in the early 2nd century AD, with five easy-to-moderate stages between the inland towns and the Adriatic coast.
Walking tours
WalkingThe Path of the Ravines – from Matera to Alberobello
The Path of the Ravines is an 11-day, 10-night self-guided walking tour from Matera to Alberobello across the Terra delle Gravine of Basilicata and Puglia, graded moderate to challenging.
WalkingThe Hellenic Way – from Alberobello to Brindisi
The Hellenic Way is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided walking tour of moderate level from Alberobello to Brindisi, across the Itria Valley to the Adriatic coast of Puglia.
WalkingThe Coast of Trulli – Via Francigena, Trulli & Sea
The Coast of Trulli is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided walking tour from Fasano to Alberobello, easy to moderate, following stretches of the Via Francigena along the Adriatic coast of Puglia and into the Itria Valley.
WalkingFrom the Adriatic Coast to the Ionian Coast
From the Adriatic Coast to the Ionian Coast is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided walking tour of moderate level that crosses Puglia from Polignano a Mare to Taranto, through the heart of the Itria Valley.
WalkingHiking the Salento Coast – from Lecce to Santa Maria di Leuca
Hiking the Salento Coast is an 8-day, 7-night self-guided coastal walking tour from Lecce to Santa Maria di Leuca, at the southern tip of Puglia, of moderate level with some demanding stretches.
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