Cooking on the move · Puglia
Bici, Cucina, Vino: eBike to the wineries, cook each evening
Each morning guests e-bike to a different local winery or vineyard for a tour and tasting with the owner, then return to eat lunch. Evenings are for fresh pasta, talks and a wine-paired feast.
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What you will do
- A different winery every morning, led by owners or winemakers
- 40+ wines tasted, all from nearby long-established grapes
- E-bikes with sag wagon, water and sports drinks
- Rides from about 18 km on day one to about 62 km on the last, mostly flat
- Olive grove day trip covering production and tasting
- Final-day lunch on the Ionian coast
- Amaro bar visit
Before you go
Eat the region first, then cook it. Everything here is free and saves to your trip.
Who leads it
Silvestro Silvestori
Has taught Puglian food, wine and olive oil for about 22 years to students from dozens of countries. Holds sommelier credentials for wine (AIS) and extra virgin olive oil (FIS) and writes professionally about wine.
Day by day
- MorningsE-bike to a wineryRide out from about 10:00 to a vineyard or cellar for a tour and tasting, then cycle back, shower and have a staff-prepared lunch.
- EveningsPasta, talks and feastFrom about 18:00 until late: fresh pasta, fish, vegetables and legumes, chalkboard talks and a wine-paired dinner.
- FridayIonian coastThe week ends with lunch on the Ionian coast.
Itineraries can shift with weather, season and host availability.
What is included
Included
- Cooking instruction and pasta making
- Wine tastings and lessons
- Staff-prepared lunches (except last day)
- Evening feasts
- Recipes and online content
- Student contact list
Not included
- Bike supplement EUR 345, paid in cash Monday (e-bike, sag wagon, guide, drinks)
- Accommodation
- Travel to Lecce
- Travel insurance
- Optional staff tips
Practical details
- Where you base
- Lecce; daily e-bike rides to local wineries and an olive grove, final lunch on the Ionian coast
- Where you stay
- Not included. Accommodation suggestions, arrival and departure help are given through a student services area after booking.
- Pace
- Moderate: mostly flat riding on e-bikes, for casual 'Sunday' cyclists; plus about 4,000 steps daily.
- Arrival and departure
- Lecce; Monday 10:00 under the column in Piazza Sant'Oronzo. Course finishes late Friday night.
- Who it suits
- Casual cyclists who want wineries by day and cooking by night.
Good to know
- Bring or borrow a helmet; running or cross-training shoes, no clipless pedals
- Cycling clothes are laundered for the next day
- Wine at wineries is tasting only
- Gluten-free pasta not made in class
- 2027 dates include Apr 26-30, Sep 27-Oct 1, Oct 4-8
Dates and prices
EUR 2,295 course plus EUR 345 bike supplement (about EUR 2,640 total).
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Trip details are compiled from the published information of The Awaiting Table Cookery School, who runs this trip. Dates, prices and availability change; we reconfirm everything with you before you commit.
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