What to do and see in Province of Foggia, Puglia: The Best Historical & Heritage Tours

With our tour you will learn in detail about the history and the origins of Monte Sant'Angelo and you will taste the delicious local bread (tasting included in the ticket)

Inclusions: Sanctuary entrance, Licensed tour guide

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Choosing our tour you can visit all the mentioned monuments with a single ticket and you can discover the life of Padre Pio with an expert guide.

Inclusions: The entrances of all the monuments mentioned, tour guide

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The tour itinerary will unite the most significant places: the "ancient" church, the "new" church, both dedicated to Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Monastery and the new sanctuary. The ancient church of the mid-1500s has a very simple façade and inside it is composed of a single baroque style nave. At a second entrance to the convent is the cell of Padre Pio and the crypt where the body of Padre Pio was housed before being transferred to the nearby sanctuary. The visit continues with the "new" church, built for the explicit desire of Padre Pio, with the intention of being able to accommodate in an appropriate manner the considerable flow of thousands of pilgrims that flowed ever more numerous to San Giovanni Rotondo. The tour ends at the Sanctuary, designed by architect Renzo Piano, one of the largest churches in Italy, capable of holding up to 7,000 people.

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Rent earphones/whispers, Private transportation

Fantastic location and great view over surrounding valleys and mountains. Highlights: Visit the castle of the dukes of Guevara Explore the historic center with the Cathedral Basilica and the the nearby church of San Marco Pleasant walk in the villa garden and Civic Museum

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Private transportation

The ancient Siponto was inhabited since the Neolithic age and became one of the most important ports of Magna Graecia. Here you will visit the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the ancient cathedral of Siponto, a true jewel of Romanesque-Apulian art. Next to the basilica you can see the spectacular 3D reconstruction of the ancient early Christian basilica by Edoardo Tresoldi. 14 meters of braided metal for 7 tons of weight reproduce in a 1/1 scale the early Christian basilica that flanks the splendid medieval Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The project changes the landscape of the entire archaeological site and stems from the will of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities to provide coverage to the mosaic still present on the pre-existing basilica. Built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the ancient cathedral of Siponto is one of the most significant monuments of the Apulian Romanesque: with a square plan, it also has a beautiful crypt, as wide as the church.

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Private transportation

Tour details: The tour of Lucera with a licensed guide, starts from the Roman amphitheater dating back to the Augustan age and among the oldest and largest in southern Italy with a capacity between 16,000 and 18,000 spectators. It was built in honor of Augustus and the colony of Lucera, as attested by the inscription placed on the architraves of the entrance portals. After the visit of the amphitheater the tour continues on the other side of the town, the Swabian-Angevin fortress, one of the symbols of Lucera. Built on the Albano hill in the 13th century, it was an important Muslim settlement (after having been inhabited since the 3rd millennium AD) that came to house up to 60,000 Muslims arrived from Sicily and always loyal to the Swabian family. The tour continues in the historic center with a visit to the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, built by Charles II of the Angevin family in 1302, it is thought about the remains of the Saracen mosque.

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Private transportation, Ticket entry

You can visit in one day tour the UNESCO site Monte Sant'Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo, with a transfer from Bari

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Guided tour with local tour guide in Monte Sant'Angelo

Exclusions: Lunch, Guided tour in San Giovanni Rotondo

Visit the UNESCO site Monte Sant'Angelo leaving from San Giovanni Rotondo with a comfortable transfer in minivan

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Guided walking tour in Monte Sant'Angelo

Exclusions: Dinner

I'm not from Lucera, but I spent a whole year on his streets and I totally fell in love. From the Roman to the medieval world, from the 600s to the Saracen towers, from the very good wine to the show that stretches at the foot of the Swabian-Angevin Fortress ... I want to convey all this in my visits.

Inclusions: Guide

Exclusions: Entrance to the Fiorelli Civic Museum (€ 3 per person, but with many reductions)

The best way to visit in only 5 days the top attractions of Puglia and Basilicata such as Bari, Monte Sant'Angelo, Alberobello, Matera, Lecce, Ostuni, Trani and Castel del Monte. This tour is in sharing in a small group of max 8 people and it starts every friday.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, 1 extra virgin olive oil tasting with local products, Street food tastings in Bari, Hotel accomodation 5 nights 4 star hotel from Friday to Wednesday, Local guides in Bari, Monte Sant'Angelo, Castel del Monte, Trani, Matera, Alberobello, Ostuni, lecce, Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Arrival/departure transfers from/to Bari or Brindisi airport , City hotel taxes where necessary; tickets for monuments (optional), lunches and dinners