Events

6 > 10 September 22

Castello Volante

Themed guided tours

Come and discover one of Puglia’s most beautiful castles with our original and engaging guided tours!

THEMED GUIDED TOURS

BOOKING ESSENTIAL on +39 351 913 7972. 

7–11 September

Come and discover one of Puglia’s most beautiful castles with our original and entertaining guided tours!

Step aboard the Castello Volante, the ancient manor in the heart of Grecìa Salentina, to discover what G. Bacile di Castiglione described as the ‘finest monument of military and feudal architecture from the early sixteenth century in the Terra d’Otranto’: the Castello Volante in Corigliano d’Otranto!

 

WEDNESDAY 7TH, MORNING at 10.00

Baby Castello Volante

〰 recommended for families with children under 6 〰

Guided tour for parents, with a book corner and creative activities on the castle theme for children

In collaboration with the Municipal Library and Magma Aps.

THURSDAY 8TH, MORNING at 10 am 

Thursday morning | 10 am

GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH

Aboard the flying castle

Guided tour of the castle, exploring stories and legends, antiquity and modernity.

 

FRIDAY 9th AFTERNOON at 6 pm

Flying aperitif

An outdoor tour to enjoy the golden light illuminating the friezes and inscriptions on the Lecce stone of the castle. A chat on the terraces in the company of the guide and a drink.

 

SATURDAY 10TH, MORNING at 10.00

Saturday morning | 10.00 am

GUIDED TOUR IN FRENCH

Aboard the ‘flying castle’

Guided tour of the castle, exploring tales and legends, antiquity and modernity.

 

SUNDAY 11 MORNING at 10.00

The Flying Village – Tour of the castle and the village

From the village’s origins to its 16th-century boom, from the splendours of the Baroque to the Grika heritage, from the natural beauty of the centuries-old Vallonea oak to life in the courtyard houses.

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