Luxury Culinary Bike tour in Puglia
Puglia, the spur and heel of Italy’s boot with its predominant flatness, is an ideal cycling territory.
In this food and wine bike tour you will enjoy and learn how to cook regional specialties with a local chef: nothing matches the handmade Orecchiette.
Dishes are enlivened with seafood, fruity green olive oil together with fresh green vegetables and huge, bursting tomatoes, considered one of the most enviably healthy diets in Europe!!
Cycling creates appetite and perhaps nowhere else in Italy it is produced a food as fresh and good as it is here.
What about wine? You will find the Primitivo di Manduria, a distant cousin of California’s Zinfandel grape, another amazingly successful red wine is Salice Salentino, a powerful red wine made primarily with Negro Amaro … you will taste in the cellar!
Discover the unique trullo dwellings in the Itria valley, roaming the rural countryside, where you will see the whitewashed houses with conical stone roofs and will realize how they blend with the well-tended orchards and vineyards of the vast landscape.
You can get a sense of what it might have been like to live in a Trullo hundreds of years ago.
WOW MOMENTS
#Unbeatable views of ancient olive groves, whitewashed villages and age-old farmhouses
#Ride on quiet one-lane orchard roads, cooled by sea breezes, under big blue skies
#A sommelier-led tasting of full-bodied primitivo and other notable Pugliese vini
#The World Heritage sites of Alberobello with 1,500 trulli and overnight in authentic Trullo
WHAT YOU COOK?
Orecchiette Cooking Class + Traditional Dinner
Learn to shape orecchiette by hand, then enjoy a relaxed Puglian dinner built around your fresh pasta and regional favorites, matched with selected local wines.
Acquasale Cooking Class + Dinner
Cook and taste the rustic soul of Puglia — from iconic Acquasale to fava and wild chicory — then sit down to the countryside feast you created, paired with selected local wines.
2026 departures
May 2 – 8
May 11 -17
October 10 – 16
choose the bike:
Day | Cycling Details | Inclusions |
Day 1 Friday | Meeting in Bari station at 13:00/14:00 and transfer to Masseria Petranima; Briefing and custom bike fitting; Short test ride; Dinner in town at Ostuni Taverna Gelosia | Test ride |
Day 2 Saturday | Start cycling week with ride to Alberobello via Cisternino; Explore Alberobello’s trulli; Transfer to accommodation for cooking class and dinner | Distance: 77 km / 48 miles – Elevation Gain: 965m – Elevation Loss: 966m |
Day 3 – Sunday | Cycle along the Adriatic coast to Egnazia, Savelletri, and Torre a Canne; Olive oil tasting at Masseria Valente | Distance: 57 km / 36 miles – Elevation Gain: 438m – Elevation Loss: 496m |
Day 4 Monday | Cycle to Ceglie Messapica and Martina Franca; Wine tasting at Pastini winery; Cooking class with dinner at Masseria | Distance: 54 km / 34 miles – Elevation Gain: 621m – Elevation Loss: 491m |
Day 5 Tuesday | Wine day in Salento Bike ride to Cellino San Marco for Liveli winery visit; Lunch in cellar; Transfer to Lecce hotel. Dinner at Osteria Contemporanea | Distance: 70 km / 44 miles – Elevation Gain: 434m – Elevation Loss: 640m |
Day 6 Wednesday | Cycle along coast at Cesine park, passing Otranto; Visit Santa Cesarea hot spring and Grotta Zinzalusa; Farewell dinner | Distance: 70 km / 43.5 miles – Elevation Gain: 562m – Elevation Loss: 553m |
Day 7 Thursday | Lecce train station for departure to Bari or Brindisi Airport or other destinations |
DAY 1
Meeting in Bari station at 13.00/ 14.00 and transfer to Masseria Petranima
After everyone arrives at the villa, we will have a briefing and custom fit you to your bikes. Depending on time arrival we will have the time for a short test ride.
Dinner in town ostuni taverna gelosia
DAY 2
We start our cycling week with the nice ride to highlight of Alberobello.
After breakfast at the villa, start the bike ride inland via Cisternino, one of the most lovely and chic hilltop towns in Puglia, you will soak in sweeping views of the Itria Valley below and see firsthand why this town is starting to gain some serious international repute.
From there, we’ll cycle through the peaceful countryside ride past olive groves and rock-strewn fields to the stunning Alberobello with its flood of unique trulli: whitewashed houses with conical stone roofs, the most famous architectural symbol of the region.
Once you have explored on your own tcycle back to Petranima for your first cooking class with local Chef who will share secrets of local dishes as you help her chop fresh tomatoes and choose the perfect olives. After the class, we will all enjoy a delicious dinner together paired with some of our favorite local wine
Distance 62 km/48 miles
Elevation Gain +756 m Elevation loss -756
DAY 3
A scenic descent brings you to the Adriatic for a relaxed coastal ride toward Torre Canne, where sea views and white limestone landscapes define the morning.
Then head inland to Masseria Valente for a farm-to-table lunch and olive oil tasting among ancient trees and deep-rooted traditions.
The return ride follows quiet roads north of Ostuni, with a wonderfully rolling section that cyclists always remember. The day ends, naturally, with exceptional pizza and local flavor.
Distance 68 km /42,5 miles
Elevation Gain +793 m Elevation loss -793 m
DAY 4
Today’s ride moves from the inland hills around Selva di Fasano down to the Adriatic coast, with olive groves, dry-stone walls, and sea views along the way.
Near Egnazia, ancient history meets the shoreline before you reach the fishing village of Savelletri.
Back at Petranima by van, the day continues with a cooking class centered on the rustic flavors of Puglia, including acquasale, fava purée with wild chicory, and traditional seasonal dishes. Dinner is the perfect finale, shared around the table with excellent local wines including Primitivo and Susumaniello.
Distance 54 km/34 miles
Elevation Gain +542 Elevation loss -841 m
DAY 5
Ride through the quiet countryside of Puglia, with olive groves, vineyards, and a coffee stop in historic Ceglie Messapica along the way. By early afternoon, arrive at Masseria Li Veli for a winery visit, wine tasting, and light lunch in one of Salento’s most respected estates. We could not let you spend a week with us in Puglia without sampling one of its most sensational wine! Then transfer to Lecce, where baroque façades, lively piazzas, and warm southern light create one of the most beautiful city scenes in Italy. The day ends with dinner in Lecce at Osteria Contemporanea — and perhaps a taste of the region’s beloved pasticciotto.
Distance 64 km/ 40 miles
Elevation Gain +242 Elevation loss -485 m
DAY 6
Your final ride follows the Adriatic south of Lecce, passing through the protected wetlands of Le Cesine and the seaside village of Santa Foca, where the coast reveals some of its clearest colors.
The route ends in Otranto, a walled harbor town of white lanes, sea views, and remarkable history at Italy’s eastern edge. After time to explore its cathedral and old town, return to Lecce by van.
A farewell dinner in the city at Vico Del Gusto brings the journey to a memorable close.
Distance 41 km /25,5 miles
Elevation Gain +203 Elevation loss -233
DAY 7
In Lecce train available to Bari or Brindisi Airport or fast train to other Italy destination
INFO TOUR
best period Spring and fall
DIFFICULTY easy to medium
TOUR REVIEWS
Price & Inclusions
Cost: € 3600 per person in double occupancy | Single room supplement € 790
What’s included
- Six nights in luxury Resort & Masseria
- Six dinners & one lunch
- Two cooking classes
- One wine tasting
- One olive oil tasting
- trip notes and GPX route directions;
- All Shuttles and technical assistance
- Van support
- English speaking guides
- Cicloposse water bottle
- Transfer on day one from Bari station
- Sales taxes
Not included
Airfare to Italy, train to Bari, 3 lunches, beverages, gratuities, travel insurance, laundry expenses and items of a personal nature, rent of bike
Bike Rental for entire tour
Hybrid bike € 190 | Road bike, gravel, E-Bike € 260 | E-Gravel € 350
Your journey begins in a beautifully restored 19th-century trulli dwelling. Staying here is a chance to live inside Puglia’s heritage: stone structures crafted by master builders, surrounded by olive groves and authentic rural charm. The name Petranima comes from the local stones (pietra) — the “soul” (anima) of this land.
In the heart of Baroque Lecce, The President, a 4-star hotel by the Greenblu group, is a haven immersed in the art, history, and traditions of Lecce.
The location, puts you walking distance from the Piazza Duomo, the Roman Theatre, and Lecce’s hidden gardens.
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Tour Reviews
Giuliana it was fabulous. We really enjoyed the region, the people and the food. We thought your organisation was great and we’d throughly recommend both you and Puglia to anyone!
Ciao Giuliana and Marco, Cindy and I want to thank you for the wonderful experiences we had while biking in Puglia. This was our third ride with Cicloposse, having previously ridden in Tuscany and Umbria, and neither of us can decide which ride was the best. All three offer wonderful insights into Italy, and it’s our dream to come back again. Everything (again) was perfect (accommodations, bikes, maps). PS – Please feel free to use me as a reference if you’d like
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