Basilicata and Apulia: Culture, Nature and Relax 7Nights/8Days

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An unforgettable travel experience between culture and relax. Leave behind the every day life and dive yourself in an heaven of peace. From your wonderful 4* village on the Ionian cost discover with this private services some of the most beautiful Location in Apulia and Basilicata

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Duration: 8 days
Starts: Bari, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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An unforgettable travel experience between culture and relax. Leave behind the every day life and dive yourself in an heaven of peace. From your wonderful 4* village on the Ionian cost discover with this private services some of the most beautiful Location in Apulia and Basilicata

Itinerary

Day 1: Bari/Alberobello/Locorotondo/Nova Siri

Stop At: Alberobello, Alberobello, Province of Bari, Puglia
Arrival at Bari Airport and transfer to Alberobello. Visit of the wonderful city known all over the world for its Trulli. Visit to the Monumental area called
“Rione Monti”, one of the most typical districts with more than 1000 Trulli. Free lunch in a typical resturant and transfer to Locorotondo,
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Locorotondo, Locorotondo, Province of Bari, Puglia
A small town situated between Martina Franca and Alberobello in the Valle d’Itria, known as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Visit the historic part of towns circular and perched on top of a hill that is a whitewashed maze of little lanes lined with historic buldings, some humble and faded, others retaining rather grand baroque archways and architectural details. Transfer to the Village in Nova Siri Scalo, dinner and overnight.

Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ovenight at Akiris Resort 4* in Nova Siri Scalo. Standard room

Day 2: Nova Siri/Matera/Nova Siri

Stop At: Matera, Matera, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Breakfast and transfer to Matera. Guided tour of the wonderful city of “Sassi” listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Exploring Sassi means to discover an incredible settlement carved in stone perfectly integrated into the surrounding environment. The Sassi offers to visitors a slice of life of local community from the Neolithic age to the modern one. Free lunch in a traditional restaurant. In the afternoon, tour of the Rocky Churches located on Murgia. During the excursion you will admire an incredible and unique view. You will visit also some rare Rocky Churches. Return to the village, dinner and overnight.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ovenight at Akiris Resort 4* in Nova Siri Scalo. Standard room

Day 3: Nova Siri/Metaponto/Policoro/Nova Siri

Stop At: Metaponto, Metaponto, Bernalda, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Breakfast and transfer to Metaponto, a significant archeological site, founded by the ancient Greek in the second half of 7th century BC .Visit to the Tavole Palatine, archeological area and necropolis and visit of the National Museum. Free lunch and transfer to Policoro
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Policoro, Policoro, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Policoro is a modern city which still preserved few kilometers away the ruins of the old Greek city of Herakleia, founded in the VI BC. Arrival and guided tour of the National Archeological Museum and the Archeological Park of Siris – Herakleia. The archeological site included the Acropolis, urban sanctuaries residential and productive units. Return to the village, dinner and overnight.
Duration: 4 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ovenight at Akiris Resort 4* in Nova Siri Scalo. Standard room

Day 4: Nova Siri/Craco/Aliano/Nova Siri

Stop At: Craco, Craco, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Breakfast and transfer to the city of Craco. Visit of “the Ghost City”, due to a landslide that has led the moving downhill of the entire population. For this reason, the city became tourist destination and set for many films. Free lunch and transfer to Aliano
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Aliano, Aliano, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Aliano is famous for the book “Christ stopped at Eboli” by Carlo Levi, who has forced to spend his period of exile in this town. Return to the village, dinner and overnight.
Duration: 3 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ovenight at Akiris Resort 4* in Nova Siri Scalo. Standard room

Day 5: Nova Siri/Pollino National Park/Nova Siri

Stop At: Pollino National Park, Pollino National Park
Breakfast and transfer to Pollino National Park, the largest protected area in Italy with almost 200,000 hectares of protected nature between Basilicata and Calabria. The Park offers landscapes of incomparable beauty: paths that rise above 2000m, beech forests, streams, gorges, high water jumps of up to 100m, gorges and canyons, close encounters with birds of prey, deer and wolves. In the morning, is possible to choose between two different excursions: low altitude trekking or high altitude trekkinghigh altitude trekking to discover the magnificent Pino Loricato, a particular pine that can be found only in the Balkans and on the Calabrian-Lucanian Apennine, around the Pollino National Park area. In the afternoon live the adventure with the acquatrekking experience.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ovenight at Akiris Resort 4* in Nova Siri Scalo. Standard room

Day 6: Free Day

Stop At: Nova Siri, Nova Siri, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Breakfast and free time in the wonderful Akiris Resort. Akiris Resort offers services for all ages: mini club with games and activities for the children to enjoy but also sport and activity that will ensure fun for the whole family as Fitness park, Tennis courts, side soccer fields, Mini Golf green, Multi-purpose field (basket, volley), Boccia courts, Archery. If relax is the main focus, the resort gives the possibility to dive in an oasi of peace with the private beach or the Spa facilities as hydromassage pool, sauna and Turkish bath, Mediterranean bath, multi-sensory showers with chromo-therapy salt inhalation room and and ice fall room
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ovenight at Akiris Resort 4* in Nova Siri Scalo. Standard room

Day 7: Free Day

Stop At: Nova Siri, Nova Siri, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Breakfast and free time in the wonderful Akiris Resort. Akiris Resort offers services for all ages: mini club with games and activities for the children to enjoy but also sport and activity that will ensure fun for the whole family as Fitness park, Tennis courts, side soccer fields, Mini Golf green, Multi-purpose field (basket, volley), Boccia courts, Archery. If relax is the main focus, the resort gives the possibility to dive in an oasi of peace with the private beach or the Spa facilities as hydromassage pool, sauna and Turkish bath, Mediterranean bath, multi-sensory showers with chromo-therapy salt inhalation room and and ice fall room
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ovenight at Akiris Resort 4* in Nova Siri Scalo. Standard room

Day 8: Nova Siri/Bari/Bari Palese

Stop At: Bari, Bari, Province of Bari, Puglia
Breakfast and transfer to Bari, the city of commerce since the 3rd century BC, when it was a strategic point of junction between the coast road and one of the main Roman route, the Via Traiana. Visit of the Old Town until the Basilica of San Nicola and its wonderful crypt where the relics of the Saint are stored. During the walk you will admire aspects of everyday life. Free lunch and transfer to Bari Airport. End of Services.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.



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