E-Bike Tour: Experience Apulia's Local Life with Focaccia and Wine Tasting
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22 Ratings
Alberobello
Embark on an e-bike tour through Apulia's countryside, exploring charming villages, tasting local delicacies like focaccia and almond sweets, and picking fresh fruits along the way. Minimum height requirement: 163 cm (5'4 ft).
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Itria Valley - Along countryside lanes , among Trulli, Masserie and dry-stone walls, I will show you the places I love and live in my everyday life. We will cycle together for 20 km (about 12 miles).\n\nWe’ll leave from Alberobello, capital of Trulli, heading to Locorotondo, one of the most stunning towns in Valle d’Itria. Here, we’ll get to know the locals and stop by a traditional deli where we will have the chance to taste the typical Apulian focaccia, just baked by Giovanni, filled with your favorite charcuterie and vegetables and washed down by a glass of good wine or a drink of your choice.\n\nThen, before returning to Alberobello, we’ll stop at Maria’s bakery to eat some local almond cookies and along the way, we’ll taste seasonal fruits, hand-picking right from the trees (cherries, fichi, fioroni, pears, blackberries and mulberries, depending on the season). Our tour ends with an amazing tasting of Apulian rosolii. (a typical homemade liqueur)\n\n- Centro Storico Locorotondo - We will cross the streets of the historic center with our E-Bikes until we arrive at Mr. Giovanni’s bakery to taste the typical Apulian focaccia
What's Included
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Glass of wine
- Helmet
- Bicycle use
- Luggage storage
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Riding along rustic lanes, traversing trulli, farmhouses, and dry stone walls, I will introduce you to the places I cherish and journey through daily. We’ll be cycling together for 20 km (roughly 12 miles).
Our journey commences from Alberobello, known as the capital of the trulli, making our way towards Locorotondo, the most charming village in the Valle d’Itria. We’ll be stopping at a local bakery for a delicious treat.
We’ll savor the distinctive Apulian focaccia fresh from the oven, crafted by Giovanni, along with a glass of savory wine.
Following that, we’ll visit Signora Maria’s patisserie on our way back to Alberobello, tasting traditional almond pastries.
During our return journey, we’ll enjoy seasonal fruits plucked directly from the tree (such as cherries, figs, fioroni, pears, blackberries, mulberries).
This isn’t going to be a typical sightseeing excursion, nor an ordinary e-bike tour. It will be a mini adventure spotlighting local life and off the beaten path experiences.
- Participants need to be a minimum height of 163 cm (5’4 ft).
Location
Via N. Piccinni, 4
Via N. Piccinni
Parking near the Palasport of Alberobello (Ba) - Meeting point near the Hotel Cuor di Puglia
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Margot_c
Oct 18, 2023
The best experience - JP was an excellent guide. Shared a great knowledge of the area. The focaccia was amazing It’s such a great experience to ride this area instead of driving. We all had so much fun.
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Lori_c
Oct 5, 2023
Highly recommend! - A great excursion out of Alberobello. We enjoyed the bike ride to Locorotondo and the chance to explore the town. Tour guide was awesome. Highly recommend!
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Mark_a
Sep 11, 2023
JP and John are great - JP was great. He took time to talk and explain things every pedal of the way. He even took us to a memorial that had some of our family sir names on the stones
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Joseph_c
Aug 30, 2023
Wonderful ebike tour to Locorotondo - The ebike your was excellent. We rode through rolk by Hill's enjoying the beautiful scenery. You wind up in the picturesque town of Locorotondo, it’s simply breath taking! We were impressed with the ebikes. While the biles are “peddle assist,” they made the ride easy and, we only had to minimally exert ourselves. This experience is worth doing, in fact, we will do it again!
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Ingrid_h
Jul 13, 2023
The e bikes were really... - The e bikes were really good, so as the guide! We had some really nice foccacia and wine. Also the bignollata tasted really good!
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Sandray6544
Jun 30, 2023
Informative-interesting -fun and delicious eBike tour. - JP was our enthusiast local guide who shared so much of his passion for the local and surrounding communities around Alberobello. He speaks English/Spanish and Italian which made for ease in conversation about all the history of the areas we visited. We stopped in a piazza for focaccia and wine, toured the quant streets of Locorotondo where JP offered explanations of the history, views and architecture. The dessert stop was just right.
The eBikes make for easy assisted riding while still getting exercise. The backroads riding gives you a real idea of the surrounding farms and residential homes. It was so lovely! The additional recommendations on local wines and restaurant Terra Madre was spot on. He really loves what he does which was evident in making our experience with him so fun and interesting. He made it so we want to return again. We highly recommend this tour.
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Ron
Jun 24, 2023
Best view of Trulli homes and countryside - JP was the best host! He watched over us on a very warm day and made sure we were all well rested. His knowledge of the area was great because he lived there. Highly recommend.
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Kimberly_m
Jun 21, 2023
Puglia Up close - Giampiero was an excellent guide and we really enjoyed seeing the Apulian countryside at a slower pace. A fantastic way to immerse all five senses. The bikes and helmets were in great condition. Having a follow car was also nice reassurance.
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Sario722
Jun 18, 2023
Beautiful morning bike ride! - Amazing bike tour through the country side into the charming town of Locotondo. And oh….that focaccia was truly beyond! Our tour guide JP was wonderful, friendly, and spoke excellent English. This was one of my favorite mornings spent in Puglia.
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Julie_h
Sep 7, 2023
Country exploration day - The cycling route was great as it generally kept off busy roads, visiting Locorotondo was a bonus where we had the lovliest Focaccia and Pattisseries.
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