Gallipoli Full Day Private Tour: Coast, Beaches and Wineries
This tour will take you to discover the Salento west coast with Gallipoli town starting from Lecce and crossing the peninsula among typical villages and vineyards also stopping, as optional choice, in one of the most important Salento winery for a tasting experience. There will be no shortage of halts along the coast for fully enjoying the breathtaking views that will show you up. The journey will go on heading to a wonderful beach where you could swim and have refreshment before your independent tour among narrow alleys, shops and sea views of which Gallipoli will surprise you. In the case the wine tasting won't be done, like on Sunday days or depending on the cellar availability, we'll stop in Galatina for visiting its fascinating late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, built in 1390, full covered with stunning frescoes by workers from Giotto school. This option will be also selectable as "Discovering Galatina Basilica" if you prefer to skip the cellar or the beach.
Options
Discovering Galatina Basilica
Skip the Cellar or the Beach: This option provides halt in Galatina for visiting its fascinating late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria.
Pickup included
What's included in Gallipoli Full Day Private Tour: Coast, Beaches and Wineries
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Piazza Salandra
Transfer from Lecce to Nardò 30 minutes. Independent visit to Nardò Historic Center. A beautiful medieval town with lot of historical baroque buildings, the Castle, the Square and many Churches. The most beautiful is the Basilica Cathedral founded in the 11th Century, but all are unique.
Eventuality of wine tasting tour in the Cellar (closed on Sundays and depending on availability). In the same town of Nardò you can choose to get an independent wine tasting tour in one of the most important local winery (advance booking is required). The cellar offers experiences of 3 or 4 glasses of wine from different grapes, a little appetizer made with taralli and focaccia bread, plus typical cheese for 2nd option, and a full experience with 5 glasses of wine that includes a cold cuts platter too. The wine tasting cost goes from 30 to 40 euro/person and will be paid in the winery as your needs. In the case the wine tasting won't be done the time will be spent in the next halts, or adding another stop, as customer wish; See also the tour option "Discovering Galatina Basilica".
Spiaggia Cittadina a Santa Maria al Bagno
Transfer to the coast with short stops in some lovely villages like Santa Caterina and Santa Maria al Bagno.
Inclusions
- Independent tour
- The tour is just for you with flexible schedule
- All Fees and Taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Wine tasting experience (optional) from 30 to 40 €/pax. Closed on Sundays and depending availability
- Lunch
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The remaining hours of the tour will be spent on travel
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Start time refers to Lecce town departure as meeting point. Please provide your lodging name for direct pick-up. We keep in touch by Phone / whatsApp. You can recognize me by grey car.
Meeting Points
- Lecce Train Station.
- Below Triumphal arch (Naples gate).
- In front of Hotel Tiziano.
End Points
- Where the cruise ship docks.
- Beside the skyscraper.
- In front of the Mother Church of SS. Peter and Paul.
- Below Triumphal arch (Naples gate).
- Lecce Train Station.
