Puglia

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November 3-10, 2025

Puglia, the southern Italian region called the heel of the boot, is the perfect place to visit if you love food and cooking or if you love history, and especially if you love both. Greeks were among the earliest settlers in this region and were followed by the Byzantine Greeks, Lombards, Arabs, Normans, Angevins, Aragonese, and Spanish, the armies of the popes and of the German emperors, Bourbons who ruled from Naples. As Nancy Harmon Jenkins wrote in her book, Flavors of Puglia, “each incursion, each struggle, left its mark on this land…..” In addition, as is always the case, each incursion and each civilization, in tandem with the intrinsic gifts of the land, have also given definition to the delicious, interesting cuisine of this beautiful region that is at the Heart of the Mediterranean. It’s a great way to travel. You won’t want to miss it.

Trip Highlights:

Trip Highlights:

Visit to an olive oil producer including a walk in the grove with the owner, followed by a guided olive oil tasting and lunch.
Hands-on pasta-making class, followed by a Chef Luke Fetbroth’s cooking demonstration and dinner
Guided wine tasting of Apulian wines at Borgo Egnazia
Visit to a producer of burrata and other Apulian cheeses
Guided tour of Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with lunch in one of Matera’s caves
Lunch at a private home of a longtime Oldways friend with a panzerotti-making lesson
Walking food and historical tours in Bari, Alberobello and Lecce
Guided visit to Castel del Monte, another UNESCO World Heritage site
Splendid meals in city and countryside restaurants.
Seven nights at the beautiful Borgo Egnazia

The Puglia Culinaria awards 14.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.