Private Tour: Altamura Walking Tour with Focaccia Tasting

Explore Italy’s medieval history and sample some of the country’s traditional cuisine on this private 2-hour Altamura walking tour including ‘focaccia’ bread tasting. Explore Altamura’s medieval streets and charming town squares with a private guide. Discover top local sites of interest such as Altamura Cathedral and the churches of St Blaise and St Nicholas. Follow your nose through the Old Town, where local bakeries make bread the traditional way. Sample delicious Italian ‘focaccia’ bread and gain insight into the flavors the locals love.

Meet your private guide in the Piazza Zanardelli at the time to suit your schedule, then set off into the city to begin your walking tour.

Pass through the ancient city gates and explore medieval streets dating back to the days of the Roman Empire. Along the way, admire top attractions including the churches of St Blaise and St Nicholas, and marvel at the bold facade of Altamura Cathedral — the only church built by Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen in the Middle Ages.

Head onward through the Old Town’s pretty Italian town squares — where the hustle and bustle of daily life continues as it has for centuries. Follow your nose past traditional bakeries and enjoy the heady scent of freshly baked dough wafting from the wood-burning ovens.

Visit a local baker and sample locally made focaccia bread, then return to the Piazza Zanardelli to conclude your tour.