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Orecchiette con Dora, preparale con me e portale a casa con te! Workshop per un ottimo impasto della tipica pasta pugliese. Lezione di pasta fresca per coppie o piccoli gruppi (NO SINGOLI). Flessibilità di orario. Prepara le orecchiette con uno dei migliori chef di sempre: mamma Dora. Ti accoglieremo con un aperitivo fresco, a km 0, con i prodotti della nostra campagna (allergie o intolleranze sono da comunicare al momento della prenotazione). Preparerai le tue orecchiette e una volta terminato il workshop potrai portare a casa il tuo vassoio di pasta fresca:) Dora ti mostrerà come preparare la pasta perfetta: nessuna macchina, solo le tue mani, con ingredienti semplici e tanto amore. Imparerai a creare l'impasto perfetto che dà vita ad una pasta fresca unica nel suo genere. Se hai la curiosità e la voglia di scoprire un alimento tipico della tradizione gastronomica pugliese, questa è l’esperienza giusta per te. Impara divertendoti, e porta la Puglia in tavola!
Price: $66.38
Duration: 1 hours
If you're looking for a fun and curious way to visit Taranto, you've come to the right place! With this digital guide created with the support of a local, you will be able to visit all the most important monuments at your own pace. You'll get to know the stories and curiosities of Taranto! But also you will discover everything about local foods, Italian Aperitivo in authentic local restaurants, and much more!
Price: $7.24
Duration: 2-3 hours
Explore the 3 districts of Matera: Civita’ and the most fascinating part of the old town, named “Sassi”: Sassi Barisano and Caveoso. The guide will pick you up and bring you to Matera where you will start the guided walking tour. Stop 1 - MATERA - 2 hours. The stones of Matera is a real cultural landscape, capable of perpetuating from the most distant prehistoric past to the modern times.During the walking tour which lasts approx. 2 hours, our professional guides will show you the Sassi and take you to visite inside of a cave house to see the tools, the furniture, the lifestyle of the people that lived in THE SASSI OF MATERA , will take you back in time. transfer - 1 hour Stop 2 Alberobello 90 minutes The first trulli showed up in the prehistoric age being part of an ancient settlement in the Itria Valley.Still, the oldest trulli we know today are in Alberobello, dating back to the 14th Century. A visite inside of a trullo will show you the magic of this place.
Price: $362.05
Duration: 6-8 hours
A day full of emotions! The visit of the Sassi of Matera will be a unique experience! You will have the opportunity to travel back to the past to the Prehistoric era. Our team is waiting for you!
Price: $156.89
Duration: 4-5 hours
What is a hot air balloon flight? It is something halfway between the speed of the wind and the lightness of the air. Each experience is unique and different from the others: it allows you to enjoy the beauty of the territory that surrounds you at 360 °, touch the highest peaks until you descend, almost to caress the velvety wheat fields.
Price: $1,923.68
Duration: 1-3 hours
The coast of Castellaneta Marina is home to large beaches of soft sand which are bathed by a crystal clear sea which has received the Blue Flag title.
Price: $181.02
Duration: 4 hours
Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Varese treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Price: $102.58
Duration: 2 hours
Start your tour with a visit to the majestic Cathedral of the Assumption, an architectural masterpiece commissioned by Alfredo D'Altavilla, a symbol of the city. Admire its facade and learn about the history of this sacred place. Next, head to the "Coca-Cola" Museum, where you’ll have the opportunity to explore the history of this famous brand through a rich collection of exhibited objects. With free entry, you can immerse yourself in this fascinating evolution. Continue your journey towards the lively Benedetto XIII and Notar Domenico squares, discovering the surroundings and visiting the Church of Purgatory, famous for its artworks and captivating architecture. Enjoy a relaxing walk through the tranquility of the Finia Library and the charm of the Four Fountains. Keep exploring the picturesque medieval neighborhoods, breathing in the history that fills every alley. Next, head to the Calata di San Michele, in the Rione Fondo Vico, and discover the cave church of San Michele delle Grotte, currently under restoration but still captivating. End your tour with a pleasant walk to the Viaduct Aqueduct Madonna della Stella, a picturesque corner of the historic center.
Price: $253.43
Duration: 1 hours
Taranto is the gateway to the Maldives of Italy and its beautiful coastlines, and boasts not centuries, but millennia of history and culture. On this self-guided walking tour, you‘ll find out how this jewel of southern Italy has been shaped by the sea, and retains a deep connection to this day. The tour starts at Ponte di Pietra bridge, overlooking the open Ionian Sea. You‘ll head to Taranto‘s historical center which many cultures have called home, where I‘ll show you the imposing city gate, the ancient gate of Naples, Porta Napoli. You‘ll then cross Ponte di Porta Napoli, a stone bridge over two seas, and wind your way through the city‘s medieval road
Price: $8.99
Duration: 1-1 hours
Interactive pasta making course, you will learn from a real local how to bring with you one of the symbolic dishes of the Apulian tradition. The menu includes a vegetarian base and will be entirely made with fresh ingredients. Please notify us in advance of any dietary restrictions.
Price: $72.41
Duration: 2 hours
In just an hour you can visit the most interesting places in the old town and in the Umbertino village. Our slogan is "the best way to visit the city of two seas". In fact, it often happens that you are just passing through our capital, you stop only for a few hours, a fleeting meal and you are disappointed to have noticed a beautiful city but that for reasons of time we did not linger as it would have deserved because the territory is quite extensive, what better opportunity then to speed up everything by spending a pleasant hour letting yourself be guided aboard a nice Calessino bee? Seeing is believing.
Price: $30.17
Duration: 0 hours
It rises in the Murge plateau between the Itria Valley and the gates of Salento, it has origins of the sixteenth century. Its business has four generations that for decades has preserved the traditional spirit of the Apulian farms. The protagonists of this zootechnical reality are the cows. Every day they are milked and their high quality milk, used in the company's dairy, becomes the main source from which it all begins. The commitment of expert hands in the production of latex and cheeses at km0, guarantees our customers freshness and goodness.
Price: $54.31
Duration: 2 hours
We'll spend 8 hours aboard our Gozzo Sorrentino boat exploring the Taranto coast. Departing at 10:00 a.m., we'll visit various spots on the Mar Piccolo and Mar Grande, stopping several times to take a dip and relax. The excursion will last 8 hours and will accommodate a maximum of 10 people on board. We'll depart from the Sant'Eligio pier located in Taranto's old town, pass by the swing bridge and the Aragonese castle for the obligatory photos, enter the Mar Piccolo and reach the stone bridge, and then head out towards the Mar Grande, heading towards San Vito for our first swim. After some time there, we'll reach the Salento coast, where we'll stop to dive into the crystal-clear waters of the various beaches of Marina di Leporano (Blue Flag 2023). It's possible to anchor for a relaxing and safe swim, accompanied by an excellent Prosecco. Return to the dock at 6:00 p.m. Sunset Tour 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Sunset Swim at the Cheradi Islands
Price: $470.66
Duration: 3-8 hours
Visit an authentic Apulian Masseria and find out how Mozzarella, Burrata, Caciocavallo and many other typical products of southern Italy are made. You will taste both fresh and seasoned cheeses, typical cold cuts and much more... all in complete relaxation. An experience that will make you learn about the history of a small farm and its great craftsmanship! The visit is usually carried out in English, in order to find a common language for our guests, but you can ask for some explanations in French, since our guide speaks French too. As the activity takes place on a farm and partially outdoors, it is advisable to wear closed shoes and suitable clothes for outer temperatures. Pets are welcome, except for the visit inside the mozzarella factory; we inform you that there are some pets on the farm.
Price: $42.24
Duration: 1-3 hours
In a single tour you will be able to discover the wonderful Valle d'Itria, with its characteristic trulli, the countryside that surrounds them and splendid examples of Martinese Baroque.
Price: $144.82
Duration: 3-4 hours
An experience to live our traditions and know the origins of our cuisine in the typical Apulia buildings: i trulli surrounded by a peaceful nature. The art of making the orecchiette (our traditional pasta) is part of a ritual made also of soil and wind, a time in the countryside, slowly spent for preparing our lunch collecting wild herbs, fruits, tomatoes, melons and all that our organic garden seasonaly produce.The same slow time lived by our grandmothers to prepare the daily lunch for all the family. At home, a pastry board, the flour and the wind will be the simple ingredients to make our Orecchiette. We will learn to do this particular pasta, its variations and many other secrets will be revealed. We will then partecipate to prepare meat sauce, vegetables and cheese and all necessary for lunch. We will taste all our preparations.
Price: $78.44
Duration: 4 hours
Boat trips, Boat parties, Boat trips, Boat fishing, enchanting places, with the possibility of seeing dolphins. There are no time or time constraints. Guaranteed fun.
Price: $19.31
Duration: 5 hours
Have you already seen the Archaeological Museum of Naples and think you have seen everything? Nothing more wrong. The archaeological museum MarTa of Taranto will amaze you and leave you breathless by the beauty of the precious artifacts displayed in a large exhibition dedicated to the Apulian Greece-Roman artefacts arranged according to the type of materials: marble sculptures, monumental tombs, soft stone sculptures , pottery of the necropolis, goldsmiths. The guided tour will take you to visit the rooms dedicated to marble sculptures, another room with sculptures, mosaics and epigraphs from public and private buildings. Following will visit the rooms dedicated to the pottery from the necropolis. The diamond point of the museum are the so-called Ori of Taranto (Golds of Taranto) which, in reality, are almost all of Canosa di Puglia town. The tour ends with a visit to the mosaics of the baths and villas of the Roman patricians, terracotta tools and the numismatic collection.
Price: $300.50
Duration: 2 hours
Key Info for Visitors
- Currency: EUR
- Languages: Italian, Apulian dialect, English
- Climate: Mediterranean
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Population: Taranto has a population of approximately 200,000 people.
- Best Time to Visit: best time to visit Taranto is during spring and autumn.
- Visa Requirements Citizens of the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom generally do not need a visa to enter Italy for tourism or business stays up to 90 days. However, requirements can vary based on nationality and purpose of visit. It is advisable to check the latest visa requirements before traveling.
About Taranto
Taranto, located in the Apulia region of Italy, is a city steeped in history and natural beauty. It boasts a rich cultural heritage, with landmarks like the Castello Aragonese and the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, which houses an impressive collection of artifacts from the ancient Greek and Roman periods. The city's unique blend of historical sites, beautiful beaches, and vibrant local culture makes it an appealing destination for tourists. Visitors can enjoy the city's seafood cuisine, explore its historic center, and experience the lively local festivals that reflect Taranto's deep-rooted traditions.
Taranto Tours & Experiences
- Top Attractions: Highlights of Puglia
- Duration Range: Custom Durations
- Group Size: Flexible group sizes
- Difficulty Level: Mixed Difficulty
- Recommended For: The best time to visit Taranto is during spring and autumn. Visitors should pack light clothing for warm weather and comfortable shoes for walking. Cultural etiquette includes respecting local traditions and historical sites. Safety is generally good, but it is advisable to be mindful of pickpocketing in crowded areas. Credit cards are widely accepted, but having some cash is recommended for small purchases.
Average Tour Price: $65
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Highest Price Tour: $180
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Top Attractions
1. **National Archaeological Museum of Taranto**: This museum is renowned for its extensive collection of artifacts from the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, offering a glimpse into Taranto's rich historical past. 2. **Castello Aragonese**: This medieval fortress is a testament to Taranto's strategic importance throughout history, providing stunning views of the city and the sea. 3. **Cathedral of San Cataldo**: A beautiful example of Romanesque architecture, this cathedral is a significant religious and cultural landmark in Taranto. 4. **Punta Rondinella Beach**: Known for its picturesque views and clear waters, this beach is a popular spot for relaxation and sunbathing. 5. **Mar Piccolo and Mar Grande**: These two natural harbors offer breathtaking scenery and are integral to Taranto's maritime history.
Popular Activities
Taranto offers a variety of activities for visitors, including exploring the city's historic center, visiting local markets for fresh seafood, and participating in cultural festivals. Adventure seekers can enjoy water sports in the Mar Piccolo and Mar Grande, while those interested in history can delve into the city's archaeological sites. The city also provides opportunities for boat tours and hiking in nearby natural reserves.
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Local Food & Cuisine
Taranto's cuisine is heavily influenced by its coastal location, with seafood being a staple. Signature dishes include fresh fish, shellfish, and traditional Apulian recipes like "cicoria" (a type of chicory) and "fave e cicoria" (fava beans with chicory). Local specialties often feature olive oil, garlic, and herbs. Noteworthy restaurants often serve traditional dishes in a cozy, family-run atmosphere.
Getting Around
Taranto can be reached by train or bus from major Italian cities. Once in the city, local transportation includes buses and taxis. Walking is also a great way to explore the historic center. Renting a car can be useful for exploring surrounding areas, but it is not necessary for navigating the city itself.
Travel Tips
The best time to visit Taranto is during spring and autumn. Visitors should pack light clothing for warm weather and comfortable shoes for walking. Cultural etiquette includes respecting local traditions and historical sites. Safety is generally good, but it is advisable to be mindful of pickpocketing in crowded areas. Credit cards are widely accepted, but having some cash is recommended for small purchases.
Culture & Customs
Taranto's culture is deeply rooted in its history and traditions. The city celebrates several festivals throughout the year, including the Festa di San Cataldo, which honors the city's patron saint. Social customs emphasize respect for elders and tradition, while cultural norms include a strong sense of community and family. Visitors are encouraged to engage with locals and learn about the city's rich cultural heritage.
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