10 Food & Drink in Province of Lecce That You Shouldn't Miss

For the last 17 years, The Awaiting Table Cookery school has been the most praised cooking school and wine programme in all Puglia. (And now the oldest too). Located in the historical centre of Lecce, Italy--or during selected weeks throughout the year, in a castle an hour south of Lecce-- students from 59 countries have chosen us as the best way to go deeper into The Mediterranean Diet, and local, world-class wines. Our school has appeared in The London Times, Food & Travel, The LA Times, Bon Appetit, The New York Times, Food and Wine, as well as Chinese, Japanese, British, American and Dutch television. The owner, Silvestro Silvestori, is a nationally-certified sommelier here in Italy, as well as a wine journalist for a major international wine magazine. All classes are hands-on, fun and actively spent in two of the most beautiful kitchens in all of Italy.

We organize: gourmet tours; olive oil tastings; dinners at select restaurants. During the dinner events at select restaurants you will learn where our receipes come from, what the Mediterranean diet really means, and so much about our wines. You will learn so much about our local culture through food. Dinners take place at select restaurants in Lecce, Trani, Ostuni, Monopoli. During our gourmet tours you will visit beautiful gourmet shops with an expert in the ancient Mediterranean Diet and food (you will learn what it really means, how it works and why it is so healthy). You will learn that it is not just about what we eat but also about our lifestyle. You will learn many useful principles and tips that you can apply back home in your daily life to improve your energy and happiness. During the guided olive oil tasting, a certified olive oil taster will teach you about the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil and why we should use it both in our food and as a cosmetic.

Salento Bici Tour organizes daily guided bike tour to discover the hidden treasures of the region. Tours start from Lecce, Otranto, Gallipoli and Leuca. Tours are avaible to everybody, also people not trained. Bike rental is avaible. They include wine or typical products tasting in wine cellar or farmhouse. The distance is between 10 and 35 km.

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A visit to L'Astore Masseria means entering into the family home that has been in the family since 1935, the private home of Professor Achille Benegiamo, he was kind gentleman who shared with passion and devotion his home and his land. Surrounded by about 100 hectares of vineyards and olive groves, in Cutrofiano in the heart of the Italian heel nested equally between Gallipoli and Otranto, we will welcome you to stay in charming rooms which were converted from old stables, we will guide you though the history of oil, visiting our underground mill from the 1700's which is also one of the largest in Salento then into the underground wine cellar, the "wine Cathedral", where you will be intoxicated by the scents of the aging wines. L'Astore masseria, a multi-sensory experience.

"The Feudi di Guagnano winery" was founded by five young entrepreneurs who share a simple but ambitious plan: to save the Negroamaro vineyards abandoned by now elderly winemakers, no longer capable of cultivating the vines. That is why producing wine is, above all, an act of love for our territory, North Salento, historically one of the most important regions in Italy for viticulture.