Transmurgiana, 3-days Guided bike trip in Puglia

DAY 1
Matera – Altamura – Gravina in Puglia 

Meeting with the guide at the Gravina in Puglia station, bike delivery, and… let’s go!

Our travel menu today proposes the first course to lick your mustache:

• Starting from Matera we will jump to the city of Altamura, one of the most important centers of the National Park, with its imposing Apulian Roman Cathedral built by Emperor Federico II. The historic center is made up of an intricate maze of alleys and “claustri” (small squares);
• Leaving the urban center we will continue towards the Pulo di Altamura, one of the most important geosites of the National Park. You may be wondering: what is Pulo? When you see it, you will immediately think of the huge crater of a meteorite, but no! We don’t anticipate anything, you will enjoy the discovery!
• Going down in the direction of Gravina in Puglia, we will make a stop at the friends of Masseria la Calcara where we will have the opportunity to appreciate the skill of the cheesemaker in the production of mozzarella and knots. Light tasting for lunchNext, we will arrive in one of the oldest and most significant cities: Gravina in Puglia. Characterized entirely by the presence of calcarenite, a local light yellow stone, the houses overlook a canyon, forming a spectacular combination of human work and nature. This urban center boasts remarkable historical buildings, was the birthplace of a Pope and hides under the surface another city carved into the rock, the Underground Ravine. (the visit to the Underground Ravine is optional).

Technical details on the first day’s ride.
Distance 43.37 km
Positive difference in height 390 m

DAY 2
Altamura – Poggiorsini

On this day the second course of the travel menu includes:

• we ride to the small village of Poggiorsini, and there we will meet a beer producer and we will taste the craft beer of “Birrificio degli Ostuni”;
• Later we will move towards the “invisible” Castle of the Garagnone; why invisible? You will be in a mystical and ancient place. Follow our story, and you will see what is no longer there…
• Afterwards, we will move again to reach the Masseria which will welcome us for the second evening. Once you reach your destination, those who want can try to make handmade pasta (of course we are talking about the “orecchiette” from Puglia that we will have the pleasure of enjoying during dinner ;))

The next step of the ride will be the Agriturismo Coppa, where we will have dinner and spend the night.

Technical details on the second-day ride.
Length: 40 km
Positive difference in height: 515 meters

DAY 3
Castel del Monte – Corato – Trani

The third course of the travel menu includes a ride on the First Cycle Route of the National Park, visiting an ancient necropolis and the most famous manor in Puglia: Castel del Monte, UNESCO site.

From the Castle, we will move downhill through the countryside, between vineyards and orchards, arriving at the city of Corato and continuing the ride to the coast, reach the city of Trani Trani, better known as “the Pearl of the Adriatic”, embellished by its Romanesque cathedral on the sea, one of the most beautiful in Europe!

(Trani is very well connected with Bari).

IMPORTANT: If you have a return flight or a train at a departure time that does not allow you to ride with us until the afternoon, after the passage from Castel del Monte, we can give you a ride to the Trani station with our van

Technical details on the third-day ride.
Length: 74 km
Positive difference in height: 310 meters