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Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Policoro

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

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See Details → Duration: 3 hours
From £123.61

Matera Cheese making class

Maggiore is not simply a dairy but a tradition, a family project of many generations. A true artisanal dairy where fresh mozzarella is made every day from high-quality milk from selected farms just a few kilometres from our dairy. After discovering where milk comes from by reconstructing the certified local supply chain, you will immerse yourself in the scents and vapours of the production workshop to witness the magic of spinning that our cheesemakers still perform by hand. The warm, stringy mozzarella and the soft, piping hot "pasta filata" will radically change your point of view about food and cheese, and you will never go back to the usual commercial products. You will be guided and supported by an experienced and qualified Master cheese taster. This is a special experience that will allow you to witness the production of mozzarella and cheese entirely in the traditional way and to taste rare flavours. You could also visit market and buy some lucanian delicacies

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See Details → Duration: 2 hours
From £67.35

Small Group Market tour and Cooking class in Matera

Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets. Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class. You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu. After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines. This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.

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See Details → Duration: 5 hours
From £110.83

Matera_Belvedere walking tour

Enjoy a licensed guided tour of the Rock Churches Park: it's an easy walk on the Murgia plateau, within the 'Natural Historical Archaeological Park of the Rock Churches', and is led by an experienced licensed local guide. It will be possible to explore the naturalistic and geological aspects of the park, by walking on the edge of the deep 'ravine. Over 150 rock-carved places of worship, called rupestrian churches, give the Murgia plateau a spiritual atmosphere since the early Middle Ages. The deep canyon's stunning landscape acquires a new meaning as a place of the soul, besides being a scene of visible traces of agro-pastoral activities, dating back to the Neolithic period. Visit rock churches such as "Madonna delle Tre Porte". You have the chance to listen to an exiciting and cultural storytelling of the ancient time and hidden city and to observe the Sassi area walking on movie locations. This tour is for small groups of up to 15 persons and the duration is approximately 2 hours.

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See Details → Duration: 2 hours
From £29.84

Guided tour of Venosa - Melfi - Lagopesole

A past to be discovered that of Basilicata. With this tour, visit the most important and evocative places that have made this land a destination for Emperors and the setting for great adventures

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See Details → Duration: 6 hours
From £213.13

Bike rental

You have a wide choice of models and sizes. Before leaving, briefing on on the bike functions. The agency offers 24h tecnical assistance.

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See Details → Duration: 4 hours to 8 hours
From £51.15

Picnic in Century’s Olives Grove Near Matera

Enjoy this picnic based on local artisanal products and oil, surrounded by nature under centuries-old olive trees, with a breathtaking view of the Little Lucanian Dolomites and Gallipoli Cognato Park, a protected natural area in Basilicata. Enjoy the serenity of walking through an olive grove while learning many details about the cultivation and maintenance of this Mediterranean tree and the products we obtain from its generosity. Enjoy the views of this area, which features alternating oak forests and barren, rocky peaks, on which thrives a rare and interesting flora with distinctive plant species.

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See Details → Duration: 2 hours
From £50.30

Private Transfer from Nova Siri to Brindisi (BDS) Airport

Take the worry out of your departure to Brindisi Airport and pre-book a private transfer to suit your group size (up to 8 people). Avoid the long lines for taxis at the hotel, and travel in the comfort of a Premium car or minivan.

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See Details → Duration: 2 hours
From £366.58

Private market tour, lunch or dinner and cooking demo in Policoro

Visit the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic Policoro recipes 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 1000+ 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.

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See Details → Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
From £118.50

Tour of Matera through the millennia

We will discover together what was once defined as the "national shame". Today, Matera, with its Sassi and the Park of rock churches, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Millennia of history and almost uninterrupted human presence have made Matera today a city that has so much to show; we will try to tell it and get to know it.

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See Details → Duration: 2 hours to 3 hours
From £23.87

Private Transfer from Pisticci to Brindisi (BDS) Airport

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See Details → Duration: 1 hours 50 minutes
From £387.89

Venosa, an ancient Roman colony and city of Aglianico wine

An immersion in the heart of Basilicata, on the slopes of an extinct volcano, the Vulture, around which the region's best-known vine grows luxuriantly: Aglianico. The tour starts from Venosa, a delightful center with an ancient history. An important Roman colony, the citadel was an important Norman outpost in the 11th and 12th centuries. The visit includes the archaeological park, where traces of the Roman baths are still evident, the mammoth Incompiuta, up to the sixteenth-century castle of Pirro del Balzo. From Venosa we then move to a nearby winery to visit the vineyards and taste three labels of the delicious Alianico del Vulture. We will discover the phases of the harvest, the history of the company, and we will appreciate this full-bodied wine.

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See Details → Duration: 1 days 5 hours
From £298.38

Bike trip to the lake with a visit to the Crypt of the Original Sin

This experience allows you to spend a day cycling, reaching the WWF Wildlife Oasis to enjoy an immersion in nature, a few kilometers from Matera. Furthermore, the beauty of the Crypt of Original Sin will leave you breathless. Not far away, at the farmhouse near the crypt, we can refresh ourselves with a little wine and some tarallini made with 0 km ingredients. We will make the return with a minivan, which will take you back to the city.

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See Details → Duration: 6 hours
From £140.66

Treasure Hunt in the Sassi of Matera

A treasure hunt in the Sassi of Matera that will allow your whole family to experience a unique emotion and discover, while having fun, one of the most incredible places in the world, the Sassi of Matera! A tour designed for little explorers but also super suitable for big explorers.

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See Details → Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
From £33.25

Matera & Alberobello full-day tour from Bari

ALBEROBELLO --- 1st Stop --- 90 minutes The trulli are an important example of rural architecture that still survives today. The panoramic view on Rione Aia Piccola with its infinite expanse of conical roofs is enchanting. Don't miss the opportunity to live an authentic experience in Alberobello Rione Monti and Aia piccola --- 1 hour of driving between the two towns MATERA --- 2nd Stop --- 2 hours Explore this complex and beautiful network of caves, this beautiful ancient town. During the walking tour, we will show you the Sasso Caveoso area, named "Sassi". Afterwards, you will be given some free time to also discover the new town.

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See Details → Duration: 6 hours to 8 hours
From £213.13

Activities & Tours:

Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Policoro

Matera Cheese making class

Small Group Market tour and Cooking class in Matera

Matera_Belvedere walking tour

Guided tour of Venosa - Melfi - Lagopesole

Bike rental

Picnic in Century’s Olives Grove Near Matera

Private Transfer from Nova Siri to Brindisi (BDS) Airport

Private market tour, lunch or dinner and cooking demo in Policoro

Tour of Matera through the millennia

Private Transfer from Pisticci to Brindisi (BDS) Airport

Venosa, an ancient Roman colony and city of Aglianico wine

Bike trip to the lake with a visit to the Crypt of the Original Sin

Treasure Hunt in the Sassi of Matera

Matera & Alberobello full-day tour from Bari

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