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Private tour in Lecce Alessandro P
Wine ad olive oil tasting, food tour in Puglia and Basilicata
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Discover and enjoy the authentic Puglia. Welcome in Puglia (or Apulia): the sunny and windy "heel of the Italian boot". We are Italy's easternmost region, right in the middle of the Mediterranean sea with culture and traditions that are the results of several different dominations, cultural and economic influences. First of all I'm a traveler (for leisure and work) and I like to discover foreign countries and their culture, traditions, food, people, etc. I have been working in tourism since 1998 as travel designer, event organizer, licensed tourist guide, nature (hike and bike) and interpretive guide, tour leader, food and wine lover (olive oil taster, wine sommelier). I'm passionate about my region and I like to share our amazing attractions and culture with other people. Puglia is an "easy region": the weather is quite warm all year long (the best time to come is from March to November but it's worth to come also in winter time), people is friendly (… but only a few people speaks English or another foreign language), there are always lots of events and things to do and our Mediterranean diet is healthy and tasty for everybody (amazing choice of tasty meat, fish, pasta, rice, legumes, vegetables and fruit recipes). Travelers who come for the first time in Puglia usually are fascinated by the Puglian daylight and the colours of the seaside and the countryside. I'll share with you the soul of Puglia, its culture, traditions, flavors, nature, scent, vibes . . . If you're looking for an hyper detailed and boring visit I'm not the tour guide for you but if you like a friendly and easy going person who will make his best, thanks to his experience and empathy, to understand and satisfy your needs, to suggest the right choices matching with your interests, to introduce in our culture and traditions, to help you in spending a very nice time … then contact me. I'm a licensed tour guide, nature (hike and bike) guide, environmental educator; wine sommelier, certified olive oil taster, tour leader. Education and training: University degree with experimental final essay (with photographic appendix) in Geography about Apulian rural buildings (masseria, villa, trullo); Master in Tourism Economics and Management; Professional training courses: tour guide, nature and interpretive guide, environmental educator, bike guide, bicycle mechanic, BLSD (Basic Life Support Defibrillation), inclusive and accessible tourism; Cooking, wine and extra virgin olive oil tasting classes; Workshop about recognition of Apulian wild orchids; Photography's workshop about show and Entertainment, nature. PLEASE WRITE ME BEFORE BOOKING (this way we will be sure the tour will match perfectly your needs in terms of price, service included, date, start time, duration, etc.). THIS WAY IS EASIER AND FASTER FOR YOU AND ME.
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Overview of your Lecce tour
Puglia and Basilicata can be considered the cradle of the Mediterranean diet, with a wine and olive oil tradition dating back from the Greek and Roman period (described by several latin writers as one of the best agricultural area in the entire Roman Empire). Being a wine and olive oil sommelier I can guide you to enjoy a wide range of wines and olive oil with an excellent value for money and made with indigenous and itnernational variety of olives and grapes (Negroamaro, Primitivo, Susumaniello, Nero di Troia, Aglianico, Malvasia, Bombino, Minutolo, Chardonnay, etc. ). All over this area there is a yummy choice of typical, PDO (Protected Denomination of Origin) products and Slow Food Presidia: cheeses (burrata, mozzarella, caciocavallo, etc. ); bakery products (almond biscuits, the bread and focaccia of Altamura and Matera) and pastry; pork meat and fish charcuterie; dry and fresh home made pasta; meat and seafood; healthy vegetables, legumes and fruits; artisanal chocolate and gelato.
Your Lecce tour itinerary
I can personalize the tour depending on your personal tastes, interests and diets: together with wine and food tastings it's possibile to visit the vineyards, the millennium old olive groves, the workshops (winery, brewery, olive oil mill, bakery, cheese farm, etc. ) to learn about the making process and to recognize an excellent extra virgin olive oil, to assist to the grape or olive harvesting. It's also possibile to experience a cooking class (typical cuisine, pastry, bread, panzerotti, etc. ); a stroll to the traditional vegetable and fish markets; a street food tasting; a fishing excursion; a truffle hunting; a visit to a wine (or a folk art and tradition) museum, to an ancient underground olive oil mill; a meal at trullo, a masseria (typical farmhouse) or at a restaurant overlooking the seaside. I can come direclty at your accommodation for a wine and evo tasting or, together with a personal chef, to prepare a meal with a food pairing menu.
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Type: Walking
we will use your own vechicle. If you like I can arrange transportation fro you with an extra cost.
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Lecce, Apulia, 73100, Italy
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