Basilicata Trek and Tour Food
5 days
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Discover a region where you can still appreciate the value of old traditions and the slow life
Be impressed by the enchanting view of the Sassi of Matera
Walk through the small villages of the Lucanian hills and mountains in search of flavours from times gone by
Learn how to cook the famous and unique bread from Matera in an old wood-burning bakery
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Overview
Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
What's this trip about?
Discover a region where you can still appreciate the value of old traditions and the slow life
Be impressed by the enchanting view of the Sassi of Matera
Walk through the small villages of the Lucanian hills and mountains in search of flavours from times gone by
Learn how to cook the famous and unique bread from Matera in an old wood-burning bakery
Taste the Aglianico red wine and the cheese from the mountains
Discover the traditional tastes back to XIX century, by cooking the perfect bandit food on a special workshop
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Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 1 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityMatera
End CityMatera
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Trip includes
- 4 overnight stays with breakfast in farmhouse/guesthouse3 lunches and 3 dinnersWine tasting in local cellarCooking classExpert guide for all the tour and local buddy assistanceTranfers during the tourMaps and information material
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Itinerary
Day 1: Matera Sassi, Cheese tasting, Typical Dinner Arrival in Matera and check-in at your hotel. Light lunch with tasting of local cheeses and salami from the mountains of Matera. Afternoon visit to the Sassi: with its history from the Baroque to the Neolithic period (duration 3 hours). Dinner at a typical restaurant in the Sassi. Day 2: Matera, Bread workshop, Rock Church Park (km 5) Itinerary from Matera: 3 hours. length: 5 km – grade: easy. In the morning, bread workshop in an old wood-burning bakery, where the traditional bread from Matera is made. A short walk on the Murgia plateau in search of the archaeological treasures of the Rock Church Park. Lunch on a farm surrounded by golden hills. A walk on the hills and return to Matera. Dinner at leisure and overnight stay. Day 3: Venosa & Aglianico wine tour, Trivigno (km 3) Venosa and the Aglianico Wine tour: 3 hours. length: 3 km – grade: easy. Journey to Venosa (75 minutes), an old Roman town where the Latin poet, Horatio was born. Tour of the town and wine tasting in a cellar. Light lunch and journey to Trivigno, accommodation in an agritourism in the mountains (up to 1000 metres in altitude) where you can go for walks surrounded by the green prairies of the Southern Apennine, with a wonderful view of the Lucanian Dolomites. Dinner and overnight stay. Day 4: Trekking on the Lucanian Dolomites & Cooking course (km 4) The Bandit Menu (cookery course): 4 hours. length: 4 km – grade: easy. After breakfast, transfer to Pietrapertosa and walk in the Lucanian Dolomites. Back to Trivigno in the afternoon for the cookery course with the Bandit Menu, which allows you to discover the traditional tastes of cooking in 1870 Lucania. Have lunch with the Bandits!!! Dinner and overnight stay. Day 5: Departure Breakfast. Check out. Private transfer to Ancona airport and departure.
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Last Updated: 2/23/2024
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- Transfers from/to Matera (possibility of transfer from/to Bari aiport – from 45 euro pp)Tips and personal expensesEverything not listed under item “the tour includes”
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