Salento Bici Tour

A unique way to get in touch with land, local culture and people. A proper tour, with a lot of cycling, guided visits, stop on the sea. And moreover an intensive language course lead by professional teachers. Lessons take place in the shade of olive trees orin the pine trees wood, on the terraces/garden of farmhous, in unformal settings and atmosphere. The best way to learn Italian and to discover south Italy!

A week in kinetic energy between the towns, the villages, the countryside and the sea of Salento. Slow pace, lots of stops, guided tours about the natural and cultural beauty of this land. The tents and baggage? You will find them in the evening in the camps where we stay the night.

Among rolling hills and olive growing countryside you arrive in the Valle d'Itria: land of the 'trulli', unique stone buildings with conical roofs, reminiscent of goblins' homes. As you continue further south, towards Salento, the land flattens out and becomes increasingly more arid, and you will ride through vineyards bordered by dry stone walls. You will be able to visit the most beautiful beaches in the region, in the province of Taranto. Along the way you will stop off several times to taste the best cheeses, wines and bakery products of this area. Finally, you'll arrive in Lecce, the 'Florence of the South', that will enchant you with its baroque architecture and the hospitality of its inhabitants.

Salento's kitchen style includes seaside and ground flavors, mixing each other in a very special way which make happy all 'gourmet' people. A good glass of wine, Negroamaro or Primitivo - it's the perfect award after several hours spent cycling through small villages, masserie (a kind of typical farm house) and Ancient orchards. 'Food and wine' tour is a week travel - in completely autonomy - following the taste of the old Salento's cooking tradition.

A full immersion in its landscape, people, sounds, legends thousand years old.