Cycling the Heel of Italy - Matera to Lecce

Name: Cycling the Heel of Italy - Matera to Lecce
Brand: Exodus
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Moderate

Ways to Travel :

Self-Guided Holidays

Activity :

Cycling

Ages :

14+

Trip Code :

C11PI

Starting in Matera, the city of ‘Sassi’ and a UNESCO world heritage site, and through the local canyons, the ‘gravine’, you will enter Puglia, a unique landscape sandwiched between the Adriatic and Ionian seas.

We explore the very best of this captivating region from Murgia to Salento.

Your daily cycle routes allow you to explore a series of architectural and natural wonders, sites of immense historical and cultural interest, and of course, to be tempted by local culinary specialties! Cycle through the Murghe plateau, the Salento plain and along the coast through a landscape of ancient olive groves and vineyards and past traditional masserie, coastal watchtowers and splendid Baroque towns .
This holiday is offered with a choice of mainly 3 Star, or mainly 4 Star accommodation. The 3 Star accommodation is listed on the hotels page. Stays are in the UNESCO listed towns of Matera and Alberobello; Putignano, known for its ancient carnival; white-washed Ostuni; Galipolli, where the historic centre is on an island; Santa Maria de Leuca, where the Ionian and Adriatic seas meet; Otranto, known as the gateway to the Orient and Lecce, known as the ‘Florence of the South’. Stay also in Castellaneta and Avetrana where evening meals are included.

Highlights

Matera - UNESCO World Heritage Site; visit the cave houses
Alberobello's fairy-tale trulli houses
Olive groves, towering limestone cliffs and Roman amphitheatres
The white city of Ostuni, the majestic castle of Otranto and Baroque Lecce
Based on our popular 7 night, Cycling the Heel of Italy - Alberobello to Lecce

Key Information

11 nights in a mix of HHH, 3 and 4-star hotels
9 days cycling
E-bike hire available on request (supplement applies)
Self-guided holiday. Min age 14 yrs

Countries visited: Italy

What's Included

All breakfasts and 2 evening meals
Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
GPS Route directions and maps
Headwater navigation app
High Quality Bikes
Luggage transfers between hotels

What's Not Included

Travel insurance
Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
Visas or vaccinations
Arrival & departure transfers
Hotel Upgrades

9 Days of Cycling

Terrain:

Low altitude; 90% tarmac, 10% easy gravel roads

Day 3

60 km / 37.3 miles

Day 4

55 km / 34.2 miles

Day 5

35 km / 21.7 miles

Day 6

49 km / 30.4 miles

Day 7

55 km / 34.2 miles

Day 8

60 km / 37.3 miles

Day 9

50 km / 31.1 miles

Day 10

53 km / 32.9 miles

Day 11

55 km / 34.2 miles

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As a certified B Corp, we aim to take a ‘nature positive’ approach across our adventures, including carbon and waste reduction, animal welfare and support for rewilding and conservation. We also seek to contribute to local communities, providing economic opportunity and empowerment.

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C11PI - Cycling the Heel of Italy – Matera to Lecce

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Cycling the Heel of Italy - Matera to Lecce

Starting in Matera, the city of ‘Sassi’ and a UNESCO world heritage site, and through the local canyons, the ‘gravine’, you will enter Puglia, a unique landscape sandwiched between the Adriatic and Ionian seas.

9 Days of Cycling

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Itinerary

Alberobello Lecce

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