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Salento Towns Tour: Galatina, Otranto, Leuca, Gallipoli
4.9
355 Ratings
Lecce
This tour offers the chance to explore four of Salento’s most beautiful towns: Galatina, Otranto, Santa Maria di Leuca, and Gallipoli. Enjoy a scenic journey from the Adriatic to the Ionian Sea, featuring rocky coastlines, charming bays, and pristine Caribbean-like beaches.
This tour offers the chance to explore four of Salento’s most beautiful towns: Galatina, Otranto, Santa Maria di Leuca, and Gallipoli. Enjoy a scenic journey from the Adriatic to the Ionian Sea, featuring rocky coastlines, charming bays, and pristine Caribbean-like beaches.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Galatina - Galatina is a real gem of art, history and traditions. The wonderful Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria is second only to the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi for the presence of many frescoes inside, which were created by Giotto’s disciples.
Other monuments to visit are the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, and the ancient “courtyard houses” and the buildings situated in the historic centre.
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Galatina - Galatina is a real gem of art, history and traditions. The wonderful Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria is second only to the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi for the presence of many frescoes inside, which were created by Giotto’s disciples.
Other monuments to visit are the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, and the ancient “courtyard houses” and the buildings situated in the historic centre.

What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off service in Lecce
- Expert tour leader speaking English and Italian
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off service in Lecce
- Expert tour leader speaking English and Italian
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
- Wear comfortable shoes
- Wear comfortable shoes
Location
Porta Napoli
Piazzetta Arco di Trionfo
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(355 Ratings)
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Orlandobalart
Nov 13, 2025
Excellence in care and extensive knowledge - Very good attention and willingness of Stefano very friendly attends with cordiality and knowledge I am very grateful
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Estudiodecastro
Nov 6, 2025
A very interesting tour with enough time to see everything. - We had read great reviews about Stefano while looking for tours in Puglia online, and yesterday we found them true. He is friendly, always smiling and a great guide, with accurate information about each place. He speaks Italian and English. The tour was very interesting; we arrivedin Gallipoli just in time to watch the sunset.
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Sunshine46553163308
Oct 29, 2025
Service on tour from Lecce - Excellent tour guide . Very easy to understand and very knowledgeable of the cities we visit .
Very good driver . Always with smile
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Mar_adoloresl608
Oct 24, 2025
Nice and well organized trip. Gorgeous guide. - It has been a perfect excursion with Stefano ,magnificent guide, who speaks Italian and English perfectly and who makes himself understood very well with little you know of those two languages, as well as being very friendly picking us up at the door of the hotel and taking us back to it. The times of the excursion, the explanations and the directions for a well-used trip have been impeccable, as well as being very friendly and pleasant.
Fully recommended.
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Road01791527515
Oct 23, 2025
Enlightening Day - We had a wonderful day with Stefano touring the Puglia and Salento area. Maybe it was the time of year but we avoided the crowds and soaked in all the beauty. Stefano was very knowledgeable and described the 4 villages we visited. I would love to spend more time in this area—hopefully in the future! We had great food, too. I recommend this tour.
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Santina
Oct 22, 2025
Excellent, professional and amazing - Stefano was truly excellent. We were late starting due to two guests waiting in the wrong place, but at no time did the tour seem rushed and everything was covered . The expert and professionalism displayed was great and the knowledge displayed added to making this one of the most relaxed and interesting tours we have been on. I can’t recommend Stefano and this tour highly enough.
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Camper49267629778
Oct 20, 2025
Great day trip with Stefano! - Great information provided by Stephanie now in a passionate and well informed way.
We really enjoyed the day with him.
Also, fantastic restaurant recommendations in the area that we follow followed through with, and they were delicious!
He is an absolute fantastic tour guide!
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Patty_b
Oct 16, 2025
A fantastic day with a wonderful guide! - What a great day! We had a fabulous guide, a comfortable vehicle, and were able to experience multiple cities that we may not have been able to visit on our own. It was great to have a knowledgeable guide to make our experience better than we could have done on our own.
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Suece3973dm
Oct 15, 2025
Best salento tour - Stefano was an excellent guide and looked after us the whole day with detailed information and history. He had to adapt the schedule and did so professionally . Can’t recommend him and the tour enough. Absolutely the best
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98jimm98
Oct 14, 2025
A four cities tour that met and exceeded our expectations - The stops were at Galatina, Otranto, Leuca, and Gallipoli. Our guide Stefano had decent comment of English and was a caring and creative guide for us over the course of our day long journey. We began our trip with the Basilica of Santa Catarina d’Allessandria in Galatina, and that is where the creativity came in. On our arrival, there was a special Mass going on for local police forces, and while Stefano tried to talk our group in, the police outside would not hear of it.
So with consent of the group, we agreed to return at the end of the day (even though it meant Stefano had to extend his work day). Once we entered the church at six that evening, we saw why he was encouraging us to return. The frescoes were extraordinary.
Another helping hand: Stefano knew the area well enough to guide us to a nearby ATM at one stop, since we needed cash. He knows his stuff.
The tour attempts to hit the major highlights of the four cities, and provide an hour for lunch at midday. If you are interested in getting a high level overview and a “sampler” this will work quite well for you. However, it’s on a tight schedule, so you may be frustrated with the necessity of 15 to 30 minute time limits at some sites if you wish to linger. All in all, realistically, it covered a lot of ground and we are always happy to turn driving over to a skilled hand in Italy.
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