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Gioia del Colle: Mozzarella & Burrata Making Experience

By TEN PUGLIA EXPERIENCES
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$65 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Take part in the making of mozzarella with a master cheesemaker
  • Learn how burrata is made in an authentic artisan cheese factory
  • Shape mozzarella using traditional techniques
  • Taste freshly made mozzarella and burrata
  • Round off the experience with an Apulian aperitivo (option)

Activity location

    • Alberobello
    • Alberobello, Puglia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Via Benedetto Croce, 4, 70023 Gioia del Colle BA, Italia | Meet your guide at the Dieci Puglia office. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the activity. Your guide will welcome you and take you on a short walk to the artisan cheese factory.
    • Gioia del Colle, Puglia, Italy

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided walk to the historic dairy
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Meeting with the master cheesemaker
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hands-on mozzarella and burrata workshop
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Food tasting of freshly made mozzarella and burrata
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Traditional Puglia focaccia bread
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to/from the meeting point
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal purchases at the cheese farm
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks not indicated

What you can expect

Step inside an authentic artisan dairy in Gioia del Colle and discover how two of Puglia's most famous cheeses are made: fresh mozzarella and creamy burrata.

Your experience begins with a short walk from our meeting point through the historic centre, passing the place where the dairy's storey began more than 80 years ago. Along the way, you'll discover how this family tradition became part of the local identity.

Inside the dairy, meet the master cheesemaker and watch the daily craft of transforming fresh milk into mozzarella and burrata using traditional techniques passed down through generations. Depending on the production of the day, you may also have the opportunity to take part in some stages of the process under the Enter an authentic artisan cheese factory in Gioia del Colle and discover how two of the most famous products of the Apulian tradition are made: mozzarella and burrata.

The experience begins with a short walk from the meeting point, crossing Via Roma and passing by the place where the dairy's storey began about 80 years ago.

Inside the workshop, you will meet the master cheesemaker, who transforms milk into mozzarella and burrata every day using artisanal techniques handed down through the generations. You will follow the main stages of the process and participate directly, learning to shape mozzarella under his guide.

You will taste the freshly made products, still fresh from processing, and discover the differences between mozzarella, burrata, and other typical cheeses found on Pugliese tables.

By choosing the upgraded option, you will end the experience with an Apulian aperitif at a trusted bar, accompanied by typical snacks and an alcoholic drink or soft drink.

The experience ends with a tasting of freshly made mozzarella, burrata and other dairy specialities, enjoyed just moments after production.

Choose the upgraded option to finish your visit with a traditional Apulian aperitif, including local snacks and an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink at one of our favourite local bars.

A genuine experience for food lovers who want to discover the authentic flavours and traditions of inland Puglia.

Location

Activity location

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    • Alberobello
    • Alberobello, Puglia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via Benedetto Croce, 4, 70023 Gioia del Colle BA, Italia | Meet your guide at the Dieci Puglia office. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the activity. Your guide will welcome you and take you on a short walk to the artisan cheese factory.
    • Gioia del Colle, Puglia, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via Benedetto Croce, 4, 70023 Gioia del Colle BA, Italia | The meeting point is at our office in Gioia del Colle, from where we'll walk to the artisan dairy.
    • Gioia del Colle, Puglia, Italy