Espressino Travel wins Boutique Tour Operator of the Year Award!
Amazing news: we've been named as the Boutique Tour Operator of the Year for Puglia in the 2016 Holiday & Tour Specialist Awards by the Luxury Travel Guide! And to celebrate we’ve announced a new Weeklong Tour: September 24 to October 1, 2016. It turns out that some of our lovely guests who we welcomed to Puglia last year had such a wonderful time; they took the time and effort to contact the Luxury Travel Guide to share their thoughts and officially nominate us in the Tour O
Cover Stars: Espressino Travel Lights Up the Front Page of Canada's Biggest Travel Section
We’ve been popping Prosecco corks and the gelato tastes sweeter than ever as this weekend Espressino Travel’s Tours of the Salento filled the front page of the Travel Section of the Toronto Star, Canada’s biggest-selling newspaper. We’d welcomed writer Jennifer Allford to Puglia this June, and her glowing review of her time with Espressino Travel showed that she loved the region, its food, its culture and its people as much as we do. To prove that she couldn’t get enough of t
Passion and Parole on Espressino Travel's First Puglia Podcast
Ciao amici! We were recently contacted by internationally respected Italy blogger Lora Savor to share a few thoughts on the culinary and cultural wonders of travel in Puglia. Lora and her Savoring Italy blog are as passionate about Italian food and drink as we are. Which is why she was eager for Robert from Espressino Travel to appear on her Due Parole podcast to talk about our tours and share some of our favourite memories from the region. We are honoured to be featured on t
Christmas in Italy: Seasons Greetings from the Salento!
The festive season in Puglia is a magical time. Towns and villages bathed in stunning light displays come alive. Festive Christmas markets pop up in piazze, full of treats and traditions unique to the region and the season. Vivid nativity scenes are constructed with loving care, while families and friends gather for bountiful feasts of recipes perfected over centuries. Lecce is wonderful at any time of the year, but it’s especially atmospheric at Christmastime. The city centr
Puglia Perfection: Our Lecce Top Ten
Unmissable Puglia Holiday Experiences in the Beating Heart of the Salento Apologies for the radio silence! We’ve been so ludicrously busy perfecting our Puglia Tour since we arrived in Italy, we’ve barely had time to sit down and pen a few words. What have we been up to? What haven’t we been up to? Once we touched down in Rome we pounded the streets of the capital, visiting dozens of hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs. We want to be able to ensure that International guests spending
