SALENTO
Why choosing Salento micro region for your holiday in puglia
Salento is the far tip of Puglia, where the Adriatic meets the Ionian amid sculpted cliffs, sea caves and golden sands. Lecce, the “Florence of the Baroque,” with its golden stone shaped by master sculptors, is the cultural heart of this vibrant land.
It is the most cosmopolitan and vital Puglia, where tradition and contemporaneity live side by side: luxury masserie, iconic beaches such as Pescoluse and Torre Sant’Andrea, olive oil and wine markets, and a sophisticated nightlife that enlivens summer nights.
Here we design experiences that go beyond the obvious — private access to exclusive beaches, dinners in historic masserie overlooking the sea, cultural itineraries through Lecce off the tourist circuits and immersions in the culture of the pizzica, the traditional Salentine dance. This is the authentic Salento, lived with the comfort and exclusivity that define WePuglia Signature.
Discover our travel inspiration for Salento micro region
The Best of Puglia: From Vieste to Manduria
21 days / 20 nights
Your journey begins on the Gargano coast, where Vieste leads to a sunset aperitivo on a trabucco in Peschici. Polignano a Mare reveals itself from the sea, followed by the trulli of Alberobello and a mozzarella and burrata workshop. Then comes a…
The Enchantments of Puglia
9 days / 8 night
You will begin in Bari Vecchia, a labyrinth of lanes guarding the Basilica of San Nicola, then settle in Polignano a Mare. You will enjoy a picnic in a trulli masseria near Ostuni, step inside the trulli of Alberobello and wander the Sassi of Matera…
Steeped in History & Rural Puglia
9 days / 8 night
Start in Matera with a food tour in the Sassi, then stop for local cheeses in Mercadante Forest before reaching Polignano a Mare to sail past hidden caves. Explore the iconic trulli of Alberobello, craft a luminarie lamp, and prepare orecchiette…
Heart of Stone and Sun: A Journey through the Authentic Puglia
7 days / 6 night
You will begin in Bari Vecchia, among narrow lanes and laundry drying in the sun, then reach Castel del Monte. You will ride a tuk-tuk through the Sassi of Matera and along the Adriatic coast of Polignano a Mare, stepping inside the trulli of Alberobello. You will wander…
Magical Puglia: Among Trulli, Villages and Sea
6 days / 5 night
You will settle in Monopoli and get your hands in the dough at a masseria near Savelletri, making panzerotti. You will taste rustico and pasticciotto with Caffè Leccese in Lecce, wander through the cellars of a winery in Putignano and the white lanes of Ostuni…
Unhurried time in Puglia
4 days / 3 night
From Brindisi, your journey moves to Otranto, on Salento’s Adriatic shore. Near Lecce, hands-on craft comes alive as you shape fresh mozzarella at a rural masseria, before wandering Baroque alleys and stepping into a 16th-century Hypogeum Olive Mill…
The Primitivo Route: Eat and Drink with the Flavours of the South
4 days / 3 night
You will arrive in Bari and step inside the trulli of Alberobello before settling in Gallipoli. You will wander through the Sassi of Matera, taste wines in the Murgia and enjoy a scenic mini-cruise through Taranto, the City of the Two Seas. You will learn to…
Discover our experiences for Salento micro region
Liquid Gold among Thousand-Year-Old Olive Trees - private experience
Alto Salento
on request
Explore a historic masseria in Alto Salento, discover ancient olive groves, and enjoy an organic extra virgin olive oil tasting on dry friselle.
The Massaia’s Kitchen: Flavours Made by Hand - private experience
Alto Salento
on request
The class is guided by our massaia, who will reveal to you the gestures and secrets of typical Pugliese products tge get the chanco to savour everything you made with your hands.
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