Tailor Made Rail · Self-guided rail holiday

Discover Puglia

Discover Puglia, a rail journey with Tailor Made Rail

Travel by rail down through Italy to discover the sun-kissed region of Puglia with its white-washed villages, Trulli houses, olive groves and Mediterranean vistas. Your journey takes you via Freiburg in the Black Forest to Parma, Bari and Alberobello.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Brussels

    London to Brussels

    Eurostar to Brussels; afternoon wandering the guild houses, cobbled streets and chocolate shops of the Belgian capital.

  2. Day 2railovernight: Freiburg im Breisgau

    Brussels to Freiburg

    ICE train to Frankfurt, then a fast train through south-west Germany to Freiburg im Breisgau on the edge of the Black Forest.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Parma

    Freiburg to Parma

    Mid-morning train direct to Milan via Basel and the Gotthard Base Tunnel, with spectacular scenery past Lakes Lucerne and Lugano, then on to Parma by evening train.

  4. Day 4railovernight: Bari

    Parma to Bari

    Morning to explore Parma's 12th-century cathedral and Teatro Regio, then a Eurostar Italia Frecciabianca along the Adriatic coast into Bari for a 2-night stay.

  5. Day 5overnight: Bari

    Bari

    Explore Bari's medieval Old Town (Bari Vecchia), the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Romanesque cathedral and the Swabian Castle.

  6. Day 6railovernight: Alberobello

    Bari to Alberobello

    Regional train (or partial bus) through the Puglia countryside to Alberobello, home of the famous conical Trulli houses.

  7. Day 7overnight: Lecce

    Alberobello to Lecce

    Free morning exploring Alberobello's UNESCO-listed trulli townscape, then a private transfer to Lecce with an hour's stop in medieval Cisternino en route.

  8. Day 8overnight: Lecce

    Lecce

    Explore Lecce's Baroque architecture, the Piazza Sant'Oronzo and its Roman amphitheatre, and the Piazza del Duomo.

  9. Day 9railovernight: Lecce

    Lecce

    Further time in Lecce, or an optional day trip by local railway to the Salento Peninsula coastal towns of Gallipoli or Otranto.

  10. Day 10overnight: Lecce

    Lecce

    Further free time in Lecce, or an optional day trip to Leuca at the tip of the Salento 'heel'.

  11. Day 11railovernight: Milan

    Lecce to Milan

    Air-conditioned Eurostar Italia Frecciargento/Frecciabianca up the spine of Italy via the Apennines to Milan, with the evening free to explore the city centre.

  12. Day 12rail

    Milan to London

    Early departure via Milan Garibaldi for a direct TGV to Paris, crossing to Gare du Nord for the Eurostar to London.

Included

  • Standard class rail travel with seat reservations
  • 11 nights' handpicked hotel accommodation with breakfast
  • Private transfer from Alberobello to Lecce via Cisternino
  • Comprehensive directions to your hotels
  • Easy-to-follow travel documentation
  • Despatch of tickets by email, post or collection

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