Walking Tours in Puglia: 10 We Would Put the Money On

1.Baroque Architecture and Underground Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 842 reviews · from $28Our pick

Walk Lecce’s Baroque center with guides such as Max, Angela, Antonio, or Luigi, then visit the underground Jewish Museum. You’ll see Santa Croce, Piazza Sant’Oronzo, the Roman Column, Sant’Irene Church, and Piazza Duomo in about two hours. Choose a small group or private tour in English, Italian, or French.

“Great guide, passionate and very knowledgeable. Would recommend. The only issue is that the walking price was half of what I paid.”

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2.Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 744 reviews · 2 hours · from $34

Walk through Bari Vecchia with guides such as Barbara, Chiara, Iris, and Vincenzo, stopping at Saint Nicholas Basilica, Saint Sabinus Cathedral, the Swabian Castle, and Pasta Street. You’ll hear local stories, watch orecchiette being made, and taste fresh focaccia or gelato. The tour runs for two hours and is offered in five languages.

“Good, covered all key locations in Bari old town, tour guide highlighted those unique buildings & local food”

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3.Pasta Experience Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 660 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $72

Walk Bari’s old town with a local guide, visiting the Basilica of St. Nicholas, cathedral, squares, and Swabian Castle before making orecchiette in a local woman’s home. Guides such as Alessia, Chiara, Barbara, and Carlotta lead the tour in several languages. Pasta, tomato sauce, wine, and occasional gelato are included.

“It was great to be told all the history of Bari, the winding streets our beautiful and the pasta experience was the highlight. Our guide Alessia was very informative and good fun.”

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4.Bari Walking City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 511 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $38

Spend two hours with a local guide exploring Bari Vecchia, the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Saint Sabinus Cathedral, Swabian Castle, handmade orecchiette streets, and the modern French quarter. Guides such as Barbara, Vincenzo, Giulia, and Alessia add local stories and humor. Gelato or, at times, focaccia is included, along with Wi-Fi and luggage storage.

“Alesia was our guide. She showed up on time, had a great working knowledge of the Old and New towns of Bari, interjected humor and legends into her talk, was very sweet yet professional. I learned so much and enjoyed walking, having gelato included, and will always stick with Viator tours because they hire excellent guides.”

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5.Walking Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 458 reviews · 3 hours · from $74

Spend three hours walking Bari with a multilingual local guide, visiting the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Cathedral, Swabian Castle and modern seafront. Stop for fresh focaccia barese, cheese, salami, wine, fried street food and homemade gelato. Guides such as Barbara, Giulia and Federica add local stories, food tips and an easy introduction to the city.

“It was great. Turned into a biking tour and then food tour. Julia, our guide, was fabulous”

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6.Guided Street Food Walking Tour with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 273 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Start at Porta Rudiae for caffè leccese and pasticciotto, then walk to the Duomo, Santa Croce, and Piazza Sant’Oronzo while sampling Salento snacks. Finish at a historic bar with Apulian wine and frisa. Guides such as Luciana and Enrica add local stories, food tips, and restaurant advice.

“Pace was great. Guide was well informed and delightful. Enjoyed the yummy food, coffee and wine!!! Well worth the time and money”

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7.Bari Walking Tour with Pasta Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 270 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $52

Spend about two hours walking Bari Vecchia with a local guide such as Barbara or Anna, then shape orecchiette and enjoy a small food and wine tasting. The route includes Basilica San Nicola, Bari Cathedral, the castle, and two lively squares. Groups can reach 15 people, and the guide may be multilingual.

“This was such a fun tour. Our tour guide Barbara grew up here and had such fun stories to tell. She interjected history with humor and fun. She gave us free time to walk around and treated us all to gelato. We then went to a local home and had a 30 minute pasta making experience, which was quite fun. I would say this is a great way to spend a couple hours and get to know the old town and some of their traditions and beautiful cathedrals”

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8.The Original Street Food Walking Tour in Bari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 226 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $71

Walk Bari’s Old Town with a local English-speaking guide such as Barbara, Iris, or Giulia. See the Basilica of St. Nicholas, cathedral, and Swabian Castle, then taste focaccia barese, panzerotto, pasta all’assassina, wine, deli foods, and gelato. Expect a history-led tour with food served mainly at casual stops.

“Giancarlo was so accommodating and did such a great job explaining the history of the town and of the delicious food!”

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9.Alberobello: History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 223 reviews · from $40

Walk through Alberobello with a licensed guide in English, French, Spanish, or Italian. See the Rione Monti and Aia Piccola districts, enter a traditional trullo, visit the trullo-shaped Church of San Antonio, and learn how these unusual stone homes were built.

“We loved our visit to Alberobello! We had been told it might be a bit too Touristy to enjoy…boy were they wrong!!! Our guide was so knowledgeable on everything Trulli. This is such a unique place to visit. If you’re in the area book this tour. It was a super fantastic experience for sure!”

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10.Street Food Walking Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $36Top rated

Walk Bari Vecchia with an English or Italian-speaking guide such as Giuseppe or Ilaria, stopping for focaccia, panzerotto, orecchiette, octopus panini, wine, and gelato. You’ll see the Basilica of San Nicola, Bari Cathedral, Piazza Mercantile, and Castello Svevo from outside during this filling 2.5-hour tour.

“It was very very very good! Laurena was super kind and took us around. The food was so much!”

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