Port of call: Bari
BARI - Full description
| CODE: BA01 | ALBEROBELLO TRULLI & IGNAZIA FD |
| DURATION | 8 Hrs |
| TRANSPORT | DELUXE COACH |
| GUIDE | INCLUDED |
| ENTRANCE FEE | INCLUDED |
| MEAL | INCLUDED |
| NOTES |
Bari
Guests will meet their guide at the landing pier, and depart on deluxe a/c coaches, driving past renowned sites of the city of Bari,
headed to Alberobello, in the province of Brindisi.
Trulli
They have very ancient origins, and built with specific methods which give their roofs a peculiar cone-shape.
More than a thousand of these constructions follow one another up in the monumental area of Alberobello, which is built on Rione Monti,
set on a hill, and on Rione Aia Piccola. Note the famous Trullo Sovrano, which, with its two floors, is the highest in the village.
The tour will thereof proceed to Ignazia, part of the town of Fasano, in the province of Bari.Guests will have time to enjoy a typical lunch.
Ignazia
Set on the flat area of the rocky coast, at the foot of the so known "murge", it is a very important archaeological site of Fasano.
The area has been inhabited ever since the bronze ages, and begun developing at the end of the V century a.c.,
becoming a maritime town of strategic importance, thanks to its location in-between the Peucezi and Messapi territories.
Its prosperity is testified by the vast production of painted ceramics, named "Gnathia", which was the town's name during the V century A.C.
The old town
The acropolis is made of two important parts, on the terraced side admire a temple of the IV century A . C., and the remains of the imperial town.
On the north side is the harbour, where many features of the old maritime station have been very well kept.
Guests will be visiting Il sacello delle divinita' orientali, on which a famous Latin inscription and sculptured decorations are found,
the "amphitheatre" and the "forum", hence the museum, where numerous architectural fragments and mosaics are kept.
Admire the famous Mosaico delle tre Grazie, which dates back to the II and III century D.C.
Guests will also be visiting the most ancient tombs of the occidental necropolis, located in an area used as stone quarry.
On completion of the tour, guests will re-board their coaches to be driven back to the port of Bari, accompanied by their guide.
Port of call: Bari
BARI CITY TOUR & ALBEROBELLO - Full description
| CODE: BA02s | BARI CITY TOUR & ALBEROBELLO HD |
| DURATION | 4 Hrs |
| TRANSPORT | DELUXE COACH |
| GUIDE | INCLUDED |
| ENTRANCE FEE | INCLUDED |
| MEAL | EXCLUDED |
| NOTES |
Bari
Guests will meet their guide at the landing pier, and depart on deluxe a/c coaches, for a panoramic tour of the new city of bari,
through the main streets: Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Corso Cavour, the Petruzzelli Theatre.
The coaches will come to a stop upon arrival at the Archeological Museum, located in the heart of the historical town centre,
of which guests will enjoy a guided visit. Among the numerous pieces of art held inside this museum of ancient Romanesque style,
well worth seeing is the "trulli", today the actual sacristy, and the "crypt".
The tour proceeds to the marvellous Basilica of San Nicola. Of this 12th century masterpiece of art admire the unique roman architecture on the outside,
and the transversal arcades, the altar of St. Nicola, La Vergine, the Ciborium, and the Madonna dei Santi, inside.
Guests will also be visiting the Svevo Castle, an imposing construction overlooking the port, before proceeding to Alberobello,
for a visit of the famous "trulli".
Alberobello
Upon arrival at Alberobello guests will leave their coaches and begin their exciting guided walking tour.
This lovely rural village is well noted for being built almost completely of picturesque white stone houses, named "trulli",
which are even referred to as a national monument.
Trulli
They have very ancient origins, and built with specific methods which give their roofs a peculiar cone-shape.
More than a thousand of these constructions follow one another up in the monumental area of Alberobello,
which is built on Rione Monti, set on a hill, and on Rione Aia Piccola. Note the famous Trullo Sovrano,
which, with its two floors, is the highest in the village.
On completion of the tour, guests will re-board their coaches to be driven back to the port of Bari, accompanied by their guide.
Approximate arrival at the landing pier.