{"title":"Experiences and Adventures","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"puglia-bike-experience","title":"Puglia - Bike Experience","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003e Details \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\" class=\"\"\u003e More Information \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\" class=\"\"\u003e And More \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\" style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBIKE EXCURSIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCycling full day or half day from:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLecce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtranto\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGallipoli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSanta Maria di Leuca\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZollino (Grecìa Salentina)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBicycles are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach excursion reaches sites of historical, natural and food and wine interest. We pedal along almost exclusively secondary roads and cycling routes, away from vehicular traffic. Routes are chosen to allow you to travel safely and enjoy the scenery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distances covered are suitable for everyone, even the less fit: we travel at a slow, relaxing pace, according to the needs and wishes of the group. Our (half day) excursions are particularly suitable for families: older children can have their own bike, while little ones can travel in a child seat fitted on the back of their parent’s bicycle or that of one of our guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll our bike tours include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBicycle rental and safety equipment (helmets, bags, pouches, repair kit);\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMap of the route;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTour guide, (written in Italian, English, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntrance fees to museums and sites of historical and archaeological interest (where applicable);\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tasting of typical products \/ cheese \/ wine (where provided);\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsurance RC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also offer the possibility of touring in ‘self guided’ mode with GPS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe can also arrange, on request, transfers to and from the departure point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab2\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTour 1 - \u003cb\u003eFood and Wine - Bike \u0026amp; cooking (bicycle excursion + cooking clas\u003c\/b\u003es)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDEPARTURE POINT: Gallipoli old town – DURATION: full day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRAVEL DISTANCE: approximately 30 km – DIFFICULTY: easy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE ROUTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood and Wine cycling tour including cooking class. It starts in the morning from the village of Gallipoli, a fishing town that is located in southern Puglia, overlooking the Ionian Sea. In a few kilometers we will reach Alezio (ancient Messapian city, where there is an interesting museum on pre-Roman civilizations) and then Sannicola. Cycling on secondary country roads, among olive trees and dry stone walls, you reach \"Tenuta mamma Anna\" - a family-run “agritourism” where cooking class will take place. The products are harvested directly from the family garden and then move on to the preparation: \"pitta di patate\" (a kind of potato gateau, with a stuffing of tomatoes, olives, capers, onion and tuna), \"pittule\" (some fried dough balls), filled with tomatoes and capers, or empty to taste with honey) and hand-made orecchiette (a typical local pasta, shaped like an ear, prepared with fingers and a knife), the \"pasticciotto cake\" (a cake made with shortcrust pastry, filled with chantilly cream); These are some of the dishes that will be prepared. Following family lunch. On the way back we have the possibility to visit the baroque city of Galatone and the \"radio museum\" of Tuglie. The route is easy and suitable for everyone, possibility of electric bike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTour 2 - Lecce and surroundings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e LECCE AND ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (bicycle excursion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eo DEPARTURE POINT: Lecce old town – DURATION: full day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eo TRAVEL DISTANCE: approximately 50 km – DIFFICULTY: average\/easy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE ROUTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe start out from the old town of Lecce to reach the village of Acaya, the medieval fortified town, where we’ll admire the impressive castle, the boundary walls and the urban plan of the old town that has been left unchanged over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen we head to the Cesine Natural Reserve, a wetland that is home to many species of plants and aquatic birds and today is a WWF protected area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreak on the beach for a refreshing bathe if the weather allows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the way back through Strudà we will visit an olive grove where some trees are a thousand years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn our return we will stop for a tasting of products typical of Lecce. (It’s also possibile to organize  with a diversion of approximately 6 km  a cheese tasting along the way.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab3\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTour 3 - \u003cb\u003eLECCE AND ITS MASSERIE (bicycle excursion)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eo DEPARTURE POINT: Lecce old town – DURATION: full day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eo TRAVEL DISTANCE: approximately 40 km – DIFFICULTY: average\/easy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE ROUTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiding on unpaved roads among hundreds-of-years-old olive trees, we cross several fortified farms of the sixteenth\/eighteenth century, which were once both places of agricultural production and important defense points against Turkish attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will also visit important sites of worship such as the Church of St. Mary of Aurio, dating from the twelfth century, and the beautiful Abbey of St. Mary in Cerrate, dating back to the Byzantine era, where there is also an interesting museum of folk traditions. Sun permitting, we won’t miss the chance to take a break on the beach. On the way back we’ll cycle through the Rauccio Natural Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn our return we will stop for a tasting of products typical of Lecce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTour 4 - OTRANTO THE BALCONY OF THE EAST (bicycle excursion)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eo DEPARTURE: Alfonsina Gateway, Otranto – DURATION: full day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eo TRAVEL DISTANCE: approximately 35 km – DIFFICULTY: average\/easy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE ROUTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inland of Otranto is probably the best preserved area of Salento. Going up the Idro Valley, we will visit an ancient Byzantine crypt, and then stop at the Constantine Foundation where they practise the art of traditional weaving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will then cross the ‘megalithic garden’ of Giurdignano, dotted with dolmen and menhir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor lunch, a tasting at one of the best bakeries of the province in Specchia Gallone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early afternoon we will reach Porto Badisco, with its calm, sheltered beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen we’ll return to Otranto around sunset, along one of the most beautiful stretches of the coast, visiting the lighthouse of Punta Palascìa and the stunning Bauxite Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Classic Villa Vacations \u0026 More, a division of Classicvacationrental.com","offers":[{"title":"2 Pers - €200; 3\/4\/5 - €175; 6\/7 - €160; 8\/9 - €150; \u003e10 - €140 pp \/ 2 pers - €92; 3\/4\/5 €75; 6\/7 - €65; 8\/9 - €60; ˘ 10 - €52","offer_id":13942575464493,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2395\/1903\/products\/IMG_6259.JPG?v=1547157833"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.classicvacationrental.com\/collections\/experiences-and-adventures.oembed","provider":"Classic Villa Vacations \u0026 More, a division of Classicvacationrental.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}