Salento Food Tour – Authentic Traditions and Flavors (4 Days)
Description
A journey dedicated to Salento cuisine, featuring farms, markets, wineries, and traditional local dishes.
Tour Program
Discover the stages and activities planned
Day 1 – Lecce, the Capital of Taste
Morning - Breakfast with pasticciotto at Caffè Alvino - Walk through the historic center of Lecce - Tasting of the famous Lecce coffee with ice and almond milk, one of the city's specialties. Afternoon - Participation in a street food tour - Tasting of rustic leccese, pittule, and local typical products. Evening - Dinner at I Latini - Recommended menu: ciceri e tria, horse meat in sauce, and traditional desserts - Evening stroll through the illuminated baroque squares.
Day 2 – Wine, Oil, and Farms
Morning - Tour and tasting with Salento Wine Tour - Discovering the grape varieties Negroamaro, Primitivo, and Susumaniello - Visit to the vineyards of the Salento inland. Afternoon - Lunch at Ristorante Masseria Stali - Tasting of extra virgin oil produced on the farm - Experience among centuries-old olive groves and zero-kilometer products. Evening - Aperitif at the wine shop Il Vinaio Vini Sfusi Di Manduria and the Salento Cantina Enoteca Wine Shop - Tasting of local wines accompanied by cheeses and cured meats from the area.
Day 3 – Gallipoli and the Fish of the Day
Morning - Visit to the fish market of Gallipoli - Walk through the fishing port - Discovering the local maritime tradition, often noted by travelers as one of the best gastronomic experiences in the city. Afternoon - Fish lunch at Costa del Sud Evening - Sunset over the port of Gallipoli - Dinner by the sea at Santa Monaca.
Day 4 – Farming Tradition and Authentic Flavors
Morning - Excursion in the Salento inland - Visit to farms and olive oil mills - Discovering the production of oil and traditional preserves. Afternoon - Lunch at Le Stanzie Evening - Return to Lecce - Ice cream or final dessert at Martinucci Lecce - Last stroll in the historic center to say goodbye to Salento.