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Homemade tipical pasta with grandmather Tetta
My mother-in-law, Grandma Tetta makes home-made pasta since she remembers it: orecchiette, minchiareddhi, tria, sagne 'cannulate, with love and dedication unchanged over time. Certainly her hands work better than mine and he especially likes to explain this wonderful art to young and old people! You will learn how to made the orecchiette with grandma Tetta a.. a woman of the past, I recommend do not make her angry! Then after the workshop we we ll go on terrace for a tipicalsalentine dinner: from antipasto to sweets, with two kind of pasta: sagne ncannulate e orecchiette. We are a B&B too, so if you will drink to much wine, don t worry, you could stay in our cozy room ! See you for breakfast :) Visit my Airbnb profile to have a look to all our Suites, the "Adventure", the "Experience" and our personal "Guide"
Making and cooking pasta One by One Homemade orecchiette
Armed with board, flour and water, we will make together with our guests Orecchiette, a typical Apulian pasta shape. We will cook them following the traditional recipes, with fresh scattarisciati tomatoes or with cime di rapa (turnip greens), depending on the season. In addition to ‘’our orecchiette’’, we will taste a typical Salento menu consisting of tarallini, frise, cheese, mozzarella, legumes and vegetables that we could also have the chance to harvest from our home’s garden, depending on availability. There will also be a good bottle of Salento wine on the table and the liqueur made with laurel leaves collected from the great hedge of grandparents’ house. Narrations and explanations on the history and traditions of Salento will accompany the culinary experience. Other things to note It is possible to combine the "Orecchiette fatte in casa" experience with an overnight stay in "Villa Salentina in città" with discounts https://www.airbnb.it/rooms/19106234
Puglia in your heart
After our welcome we’ll offer you a no alcoholic drink with fresh fruit if you prefer and you will also enjoy our pool waiting for the beginning. As soon as we’ll be ready, we’ll begin with our traditional cooking lesson where our mothers and grandmothers will show you all the techniques for making Focaccia, handmade pasta and cheese. They will teach you all the techniques of the past and you will have to prepare everything with them. When every dishes will be ready, the focaccia will be baked in the wood-fired oven and you will have dinner with the products of yourselves made (Focacce, Orecchiette and Formaggio) and also other traditional dishes we will prepare for you. Obviously water, beer and wine are included. If at the end of the experience you will have satisfied yourself we will have reached our goal and before leaving we will give you a small souvenir of Puglia Other things to note All experience phases will be translated in English. If someone is allergic to gluten or lactose, please let us know on time
Vineyard tour & Wine and Food tasting
Come and discover our farm. We will begin your experience visiting the Moscato di Trani vineyard a few steps from the property and we will present you the peculiar characteristics and the history of the Apulian viticulture. At the end we will taste 4 of our wines, we will explain its history and how the wine was born: - n. 1 Red Wine IGP Puglia; - n. 1 Rosè Wine IGP Puglia; - n. 2 White Wines IGP Puglia and Valle d'Itria; They will accompany the wine tasting with a tasting of typical products of own production or locally-grown. We are waiting for you in our Agriturismo! Would you like to try the experience to live in a true trullo-house? We offer also that: https://www.airbnb.it/rooms/4703115 Other things to note In this period of COVID-19 crisis our experience help you to be away, in our large space in the countryside of Puglia. We will assure the respect of rules and restrictions to contain Corona-virus but anyway we offer a true experience to share with you our vineyard, wines, foods and landscape.
Discovering Lecce, city of Baroque art!
We will take a 2-hour tour through the streets and alleys of the historic center, among classical buildings, baroque churches, and Roman monuments! Lecce is a precious gem, made of clear blue sky and ancient shining buildings, we wonder with the elaborate facades, the masterpiece of our Baroque art, and interiors that erupt with symphonies of angels, cherubs, saints, and flowers! it is an enchanted place, where time seems to have stopped!

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Pasta Making Class Nonna Rosa's Orecchiette for Lunch
Nonna Rosa's Orecchiette Let's learn about the basics of our cuisine together. We pass along the values of Puglia tradition by working on the primitive elements: Water and Flour. The present meets the past between scents and colors in the setting of Casa San Giacomo. ---------------------------------------------------- Two hours of Cooking Class next to Nonna Rosa where you will prepare Orecchiette, Maccheroncini, Cavatelli and "Tatà Truccioli". And after your hands in pasta, you can try it.
Boat tour Polignano caves dips aperitivo and emotions
Join me on one of the most beautiful seaside routes in Puglia! You will have unforgettable memories! We will discover the world's unique sea caves. We will explore the Palazzese Cave known to host a restaurant between rocks and sea! You'll see Isla de l 'Eremita, where a man has been isolating for decades! And caves that welcome the sun inside! We will also see the statue of Domenico Modistico and ancient buildings built on the rocks overlooking the sea, which arestill inhabited! All this while you alternate between each cave, you'll discover the stories and legends I've shared along a six-mile route. Before your return, you can't miss a dip in the most beautiful sea waters in Puglia and we will say goodbye with a toast and sample the famous Apulian taralli!
Homemade tipical pasta with grandmather Tetta
My mother-in-law, Grandma Tetta makes home-made pasta since she remembers it: orecchiette, minchiareddhi, tria, sagne 'cannulate, with love and dedication unchanged over time. Certainly her hands work better than mine and he especially likes to explain this wonderful art to young and old people! You will learn how to made the orecchiette with grandma Tetta a.. a woman of the past, I recommend do not make her angry! Then after the workshop we we ll go on terrace for a tipicalsalentine dinner: from antipasto to sweets, with two kind of pasta: sagne ncannulate e orecchiette. We are a B&B too, so if you will drink to much wine, don t worry, you could stay in our cozy room ! See you for breakfast :) Visit my Airbnb profile to have a look to all our Suites, the "Adventure", the "Experience" and our personal "Guide"
Making and cooking pasta One by One Homemade orecchiette
Armed with board, flour and water, we will make together with our guests Orecchiette, a typical Apulian pasta shape. We will cook them following the traditional recipes, with fresh scattarisciati tomatoes or with cime di rapa (turnip greens), depending on the season. In addition to ‘’our orecchiette’’, we will taste a typical Salento menu consisting of tarallini, frise, cheese, mozzarella, legumes and vegetables that we could also have the chance to harvest from our home’s garden, depending on availability. There will also be a good bottle of Salento wine on the table and the liqueur made with laurel leaves collected from the great hedge of grandparents’ house. Narrations and explanations on the history and traditions of Salento will accompany the culinary experience. Other things to note It is possible to combine the "Orecchiette fatte in casa" experience with an overnight stay in "Villa Salentina in città" with discounts https://www.airbnb.it/rooms/19106234
Puglia in your heart
After our welcome we’ll offer you a no alcoholic drink with fresh fruit if you prefer and you will also enjoy our pool waiting for the beginning. As soon as we’ll be ready, we’ll begin with our traditional cooking lesson where our mothers and grandmothers will show you all the techniques for making Focaccia, handmade pasta and cheese. They will teach you all the techniques of the past and you will have to prepare everything with them. When every dishes will be ready, the focaccia will be baked in the wood-fired oven and you will have dinner with the products of yourselves made (Focacce, Orecchiette and Formaggio) and also other traditional dishes we will prepare for you. Obviously water, beer and wine are included. If at the end of the experience you will have satisfied yourself we will have reached our goal and before leaving we will give you a small souvenir of Puglia Other things to note All experience phases will be translated in English. If someone is allergic to gluten or lactose, please let us know on time
Lecce Street food and sightseeing tour
After meeting, we will start our walking between the alleys of the old city centre headed to our first tasting of salami and wine. I will tell you the history related to the main highlights such as Basilica of Santa Croce or piazza Duomo and many places that we will find on the way. From one place to the other we will stop to some shops to delight your palate with the most famous samples of Salento street food such as the "rustico": a soft puff pastry disc filled with mozzarella, tomato and béchamel, or the "frisella": a twice-baked bread roll topped with fresh tomato and olive oil . The tour will take place either at lunch or dinner time, as it is an ideal way to do some sightseeing while having a light meal like locals use to do. Other things to note The food is included in the price, as well the local guide. Small group tour up to 10 people. Wear comfortable shoes.
Cooking class with Livio
La "Cooking class with Livio" nasce dall'amore per la cucina italiana e per il Salento, terra in cui sono nato e cresciuto. Mi diverte molto l'idea di fare conoscere alla gente le basi della cucina salentina, fare vedere passo dopo passo come nasce la pasta fresca. La mia esperienza infatti, è un full immersion di una durata di quattro ore nell'arte dell'impastare. Scoprirai stupendoti che bastano veramente pochi ingredienti, di uso quotidiano tra l'altro, per realizzare la tipica pasta leccese. Divertimento è la parola chiave della "cooking class with Livio", inteso come curiosità nella scoperta di questa arte. Ti guiderò in maniera pratica nella realizzazione della pasta fresca e con amore per la mia terra vi racconterò qualche aneddoto e curiosità sull'importanza di questa arte per noi leccesi. Non c'è limite d'età per la mia esperienza. Accolgo tutti, bambini ,adulti e anziani. La lezione verrà accompagnata da un aperitivo scelto da me con prodotti locali km 0 e degustazione di vini del posto. Disponibilità di menù vegetariano. Dopo aver realizzato la porzione di pasta, assaggeremo insieme il tuo operato. Il mio motto è: NO STRESS, COOK WITH LIVIO. Vi aspetto nel mio mondo! l'esperienza si terrà presso vico dei rivola 19 lecce il mio home restaurant......
Vineyard tour & Wine and Food tasting
Come and discover our farm. We will begin your experience visiting the Moscato di Trani vineyard a few steps from the property and we will present you the peculiar characteristics and the history of the Apulian viticulture. At the end we will taste 4 of our wines, we will explain its history and how the wine was born: - n. 1 Red Wine IGP Puglia; - n. 1 Rosè Wine IGP Puglia; - n. 2 White Wines IGP Puglia and Valle d'Itria; They will accompany the wine tasting with a tasting of typical products of own production or locally-grown. We are waiting for you in our Agriturismo! Would you like to try the experience to live in a true trullo-house? We offer also that: https://www.airbnb.it/rooms/4703115 Other things to note In this period of COVID-19 crisis our experience help you to be away, in our large space in the countryside of Puglia. We will assure the respect of rules and restrictions to contain Corona-virus but anyway we offer a true experience to share with you our vineyard, wines, foods and landscape.
Tour in Masseria e realizzazione di burrate - degustazione
Sei appassionato di arte casearia? Vuoi conoscere la vita produttiva dei formaggi a km0? Prenota la tua visita guidata in masseria! Ti porteremo nella nostra stalla e nel nostro caseificio, dove ogni giorno mani esperte trasformano il latte in delizie casearie. Il nostro tour inizia con una descrizione storica della Masseria, successivamente visiteremo la stalla dove si trovano le mucche, attraverseremo il caseificio ed entreremo nelle celle di stagionatura. Con l'aiuto di un esperto realizzerete con le vostre mani mozzarelle e burrate al momento. Al termine degusteremo un delizioso aperitivo con vari prodotti tipici accompagnato da un buon bicchiere di vino.
Giro in Barca alle grotte di Polignano a Mare
Un incredibile tour in barca alla scoperta di tutte le più suggestive grotte e insenature di Polignano a Mare, inclusa la rinomata Grotta Palazzese, Lama Monachile, Grotta Ardito, Grotta degli Innamorati, Grotta Azzurra, Grotta delle rondinelle, lo Scoglio dell'Eremita e Portalga. Durante il tour è prevista una sosta bagno ed incluso un aperitivo a bordo a base di Prosecco e taralli tipici pugliesi.
LaMarinaBoat, esplora le grotte marine di Polignano a mare
Il nostro skipper ti accoglierà a bordo di una comodissima, spaziosa ed elegante barca a motore di 8 metri, accessoriata con parasole, spiaggetta in legno e comoda scaletta per accesso in acqua. Vivrete la magia,l'avventura ed il romanticismo esplorando insieme l'altissima costa rocciosa di Polignano con tutte le sue ricche insenature, le grotte più famose e le cale imperdibili. Gusterai un aperitivo a bordo a base di tarallini pugliesi, patatine e drink di prosecco. E potrai fare stupendi bagni nel mare smeraldo o semplicemenre rilassarti a godere della brezza marina e scattare tante incantevoli foto ricordo! **VI RICORDO CHE AVETE LA POSSIBILITA' DI SCEGLIERE TRA UN TUOR DI GRUPPO O PRIVATO** Nei tour di gruppo CONDIVIDERETE la barca con più prenotazioni a bordo. (aperitivo previsto se si raggiungono almeno 4 persone a bordo) Nei tour privati godrete della barca in ESCLUSIVA per voi ed è sempre previsto l'aperitivo. il tour privato dura solitamente mezz'ora in più per permettervi di fare più bagni se lo vorrete.
A beautiful tour by car and walk in the old town
Private tour by car and walk in the beautiful historic center of Monopoli ,Polignano a Mare,Ostuni and Aberobello (the trulli); you can also visit the beautiful beaches of the Capitolo of Monopoli and the Fasano forest, which enjoys a splendid panoramic view from above of the entire coast road south of Bari and which includes numerous lands rich in olive trees (traditional Apulian trees) and farms with typical animals. During the tour there will be some beautiful surprises, you will be able to taste excellent typical Apulian products and you will have a great time! Enjoy Beppe's tour! A sensational and magic experience ! Possibility to book also the tour to visit Matera and Bari ! ) . Possibility also to customize your own private tour. Possibility to celebrate birthdays, honeymoons, anniversaries and much more. Enjoy your private tour!
Discovering Lecce, city of Baroque art!
We will take a 2-hour tour through the streets and alleys of the historic center, among classical buildings, baroque churches, and Roman monuments! Lecce is a precious gem, made of clear blue sky and ancient shining buildings, we wonder with the elaborate facades, the masterpiece of our Baroque art, and interiors that erupt with symphonies of angels, cherubs, saints, and flowers! it is an enchanted place, where time seems to have stopped!
Polignano by boat: cliffs and sea caves!
A fantastic and unforgettable boat trip to discover the breathtaking sea caves and the famous cliff of Polignano a Mare, visiting the whole coastline from North-West to South-East, enjoying especially the view of the sea cave with a restaurant inside "Grotta Palazzese", the islet "Scoglio dell'Eremita" and the beautiful sea cave "Grotta Stampagnata". A unique informal experience taking about 1 hour, with an experienced driver-guide, who will reveal some secrets and legends hidden behind such unique natural beauties. Enjoying the point of view of Polignano from the sea is a wonderful experience not to miss :) Also ideal for groups and teams: please send a message if you have a large group. NB: - YOU WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE WITH CONFIRMATION ABOUT THE STARTING POINT. It depends on the decisions of the local authorities every year, usually based on the season: normally in low season we leave from Cala Paura beach (about 1 km from the center, tour duration about 1 hour), while in medium-high season (May-October) we leave from San Vito beach (about 3 km from the center, tour duration about 1 hour and 30 minutes). Please ask for confirmation in case you don't receive the message. - IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ARRIVE 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE EXPERIENCE: the registration of the participants takes place between 30 and 5 minutes before the time of the experience; in case of arrival less than 5 minutes before, the participation would no longer be guaranteed and you will get no refund (no show). - BAD WEATHER OR SEA CONDITIONS: in this case the experience will be canceled and you will get a full refund, or alternatively your experience can be rescheduled at a different time/date. Other things to note It is recommended to arrive at least 30 minutes in advance at the meeting poing (at the south-east side of Cala Paura beach or at the San Vito beach) depending on the season, please check. When you arrive just ask for "DORINO Boat Trip" and wait for instructions.
Learn to make and cook fresh pasta and oil tasting
Learn to do the famous orecchiette and other forms with me. Between centuries-old olive trees and genuine air in our magnificent olive grove in a rustic and well-kept agricultural setting. Using the springs that we expertly produce from the healthy and organic ancient grains, we will teach you how to make the orecchiette , the cavatelli and other forms with the use of simple tools and your hands I will cook for you the pasta we will have made together by teaching you our secrets of cooking and as per our Apulian tradition with different ingredients, simple and unique flavors that you can repeat at home. Couples,families,friends. You are all welcome in our Puglia ,in our magical olive grove where we will see the sun set among the olive trees and I will teach you how to prepare pasta as my grandmother Antonietta and we will eat under the starry sky. In addition, you will be able to taste our extra virgin olive oils and products on our farm. Prepare ,eat, and tell This is our experience. A tasting that you will be passionate about learning how to create the famous pasta made in PUGLIA. You can also buy the oils and products you will taste to take home a piece of Puglia We also move to your facility, so home cooking classes Ask for availability for other days
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