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The destination hotel will be located at Alberobello cat. 3/4 Stars and as per conditions will be announced when the minimum number is reached. For more information Click here
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HUMANITY OF STONE
DRY ARCHITECTURE "THE BEAUTY OF USEFUL"
With the Humanism Notion of the Stone in the 60s we wanted to indicate a world of belonging and not only geographical but cultural. The landscape between Murge Alte and Murge Basse that seems to be shaped by limestone, precisely by stones.
The raw material that Nature has offered to this land of Puglia since the Cretaceous, whose colors flicker from rosy to ivory.
This story/journey retraces the history of limestone between Alberobello-Locorotondo-Martina Franca because more than water it has been the primary source of life for the peoples who have succeeded there.
Stone that as a mother, now benign and now less, gives life or hides itself.
We will understand how a very particular rural architecture was born: from the limestone quarries of Bari, to the trulli and finally to the cummerse. You will discover how a territory has created a different and unique society in the world.
Preliminary information
HOTELS: the choice will fall on selected hotels with a 3-4 star classification; with Half Board formula with drinks – Cost to be paid 25-35 euros per day.
Depending on the nationality we could transform the formula into Hard All Inclusive
Hotels must have a conference room (minimum 30 seats)
Free Internet network and with a minimum power of 1M/bit upload
BREAKFAST: of type Contintental (menu controlled by Us)
DINNER: First course, second course, buffet fruit and dessert (cost and menu controlled by us)
MATERIALS: projector, flip chart; corner breakfast (optional)
Dossiers, Topographic Maps, georeferenced files will be created for our internal and guest guides.
Field trips will basically be of two types:
– monumental and naturalistic (in situ).
– The internal and external guides must comply with the descriptive canons of the guides we produce.
We will encourage the guest in any way to create photos to share or stories to share: it will help us create new stories and advertise the product.
Planto Lucius
STONE HUMANITY: 7 days
Next departure on April 16, 2023
1375,00 €
Cost per person in single room treatment: 1475,00 €
Soft All Inclusive formula
They are included:
Accommodation in single or double room
(depending on the reservation made)
7 nights in hotel 3/4 stars of Alberobello (Arrival on Sunday with departure on the following Sunday) – The hotel will be communicated after confirmation of departure of the package
5 lunches (details in the programme)
6 dinners (at the destination hotel)
5 Excursions lasting one day with transfer and specialized guides related to History/Travel
(Details in the program)
Entrance tickets to museums and excursion sites
20 hours of lessons in the classroom (details in the program)
Direct and telephone assistance 24 hours a day
- The stay begins with dinner on the day of arrival.
- Cancellation with full refund 15 days before departure.
- 50% penalty for subsequent cancellations.
NOT INCLUDED: anything not expressly indicated
Day 1
Arrival at the destination hotel. Fact-finding meeting at 7.30pm. Beginning of dinner after initial briefing
Day 2
CANALE DI PIRRO (OR DELLA PILE) – History of the Toponymy of the Site – What is a Polje – Contrada Cucumo – “Pila” Contrada Guardiano – “Pila” Contrada Tagliente – “Pila” Contrada Mafani – “Pila” Contrada Pasqualone. “Pila” Masseria Torricella – Path of an extinct Superficial Hydrography – Gravina Rotolo – Trappito Rotolo bridge – Il Gravaglione.
Day 3
Tour for Bosco Selva – Time travel: Alberobello – Description of tree species – Focus on karst wells and amphibious species. Monte Volpe – Dry built ovens – Trullo neviere – Cava 7 Carlini
Day 4
Monte del sale: explanation of the toponym – Bosco dell'Orbo – Monte Scopa – Exhausted quarries with rocky outcrops – In situ visit of trullo construction (optional) – Via Mottola: Trullo in cross section. Cava Grassi: rock stratigraphy – Monte Carello – Giarangiambola di Sotto.
Day 7
First Unesco Site: Rione Monti – Monte Nero – Monte Santangelo – Trullo church of San Antonio – Monte Sabotino – Libertà shopping Monumental area. Second UNESCO Site: Aia Piccola – Visit to a complete Trullo: focus on architectural details – Casina Tria – Museum of the Territory (optional) - Casa D'AMORE – Trullo Sovrano (optional) – Minor Basilica of the Saints Medici: brief history connected to the cult.
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The coordinators
Our coordinators are chosen because they are people like you, passionate travellers, capable of sharing the journey like one of your companions but with the professional tour leader experience to help you experience the best of your trip.
Day 1 programming
Arrival at the destination hotel. Fact-finding meeting at 19:30. Beginning of dinner after initial briefing.
Day 2 programming
7:00-8:30 : BREAKFAST
9:00-10:00: (Meeting Room) – Introduction to the HISTORY of Saints: Sacred and Profane – Briefing – Sygic Android Application – Short Tutorial on how to use Sygic – file delivery with map – Apulian popular religiosity. – Rupestrian churches and their importance.
11:00-13:00 : (Excursion on the ground) : The cult of the SS. Doctors Cosma and Damiano – visit of Rione Monti
2.00 pm: Stop for lunch at a typical restaurant
15:00 – ( Excursion on the ground) : Aia Piccola district – Trullo Sovrano – Casa D'Amore – Minor Basilica of Saints Medici Cosma and Damiano.
17:00 : I'm going back to the hotel
17:30 ( Meeting Room ) : Debriefing – Discussion of shared photos – Miscellaneous questions – Introduction to Day 3 – Greetings
19:30-21:00: Dinner
Day 3 programming
7:00-8:30 : BREAKFAST AT HOTEL
DAY OFF WITH FREE LUNCH
However, there will be Assistance with Reception of guests in the hotel hall; for questions or advice on itineraries and exploitation of this day
8:30 – 10:30 : ASSISTANCE AND RECEPTION IN THE HOTEL HALL
3.30pm – 4.30pm : ASSISTANCE AND RECEPTIONS IN THE HOTEL HALL
18:00 – Evening Procession of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano
Day 4 programming
7:00-8:30 : BREAKFAST
9:00-10:00: (Meeting Room) – Introduction to the HISTORY of Saints: Sacred and Profane – Briefing – Sygic Android Application – Short Tutorial on how to use Sygic – file delivery with map – Apulian popular religiosity. – Rupestrian churches and their importance.
11:00-13:00 : (Excursion on the ground) : Lama D'Antico and the complex of the Rupestrian Churches
2.00 pm: Stop for lunch at a typical restaurant
15:00 – ( Excursion on the ground) : Ruins of the Outpost of Antica Norba – Rural architecture and purpose of the dry stone walls
17:00 : I'm going back to the hotel
17:30 ( Meeting Room ) : Debriefing – Discussion of shared photos – Miscellaneous questions – Introduction to Day 5 – Greetings
19:30-21:00: Dinner
Day 5 programming
7:00-8:30 : BREAKFAST AT HOTEL
9:00-10:00: (Meeting Room) – Introduction to the history of Noci and its congregations – the Monastic Orders – Stories about the Poor Clares – The various bequests to the city of Noci
11:00-13:00 : (Excursion on the ground) – San Rocco di Montpellier (Sad story of a saint close to San Francesco after a century) – The plague and its rites and patron saints
1.00 pm : Lunch 3.00 pm: GUIDED TOUR AT THE NOCI HISTORICAL CENTER
17:00 – Return to the Hotel
17:30 ( Meeting Room ) : Debriefing – Discussion of shared photos – Miscellaneous questions – Introduction to Day 6 – Greetings
19:30-21:00: Dinner in hotel
19:30-21:00: Dinner
Day 6 programming
9:00-10:00: (Meeting Room) – Introduction to the history of Monopoli and struggles between the Congregations and the eternal rivals of Conversano – The painting of the Madonna della Madia and its discovery – The various bequests to the city of Monopoli; the city of a hundred churches
11:00-13:00 : (Excursion on the ground) – San Domenico and Cathedral of the Madonna delle Madia -
1.00 pm: Lunch in a typical restaurant in Monopoli
3.00 pm: Guided tour of the underground oil mill in the Monopoli countryside with the underground church
17:00 – Return to the Hotel
17:30 ( Meeting Room ) : Debriefing – Discussion of shared photos – Miscellaneous questions – Introduction to Day 7 – Greetings
19:30-21:00: Dinner in hotel
Day 7 programming
7:00-8:30 : BREAKFAST
9:00-10:00: (Meeting Room): Locorotondo a Pagan city and Greek colony hastily become Christian – A country not a country squeezed between a Duchy and a County – Elements of the History of grape varieties: gift from the Gods - File for Sygic Application.
11:00-13:00 : Locorotondo seafront promenade, historic center entrance from Porta Napoli, via Nardelli with Palazzo Nardelli, church of San Nicola, mother church dedicated to San Giorgio and Madonna della Greca church outside the walls
2.00 pm: Stop Lunch at a typical restaurant among the trulli.
15:00 – ( Excursion on the ground): Visit with tasting at the Masseria and I Pastini winery.
HOURS: 17:00 : I'm going back to the hotel
17:30 ( Meeting Room ) : Debriefing – Discussion on shared photos – Various questions – Promotion for another package with another story – Greetings and thanks
19:30-21:00: Final dinner and farewell
Things to know
Staff & Experts
Our coordinators are people like you, passionate travellers, able to share the adventure as perfect travel companions. Chosen to always guarantee you the professional experience as a group leader and make you enjoy your trip to the fullest.
Rules of entry and Visas
Before booking, we remind you to check on the Viaggiare Sicuri website which documents are required and/or compulsory vaccinations for entry into the country. If you have further needs, do not hesitate to contact us.
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