If you want to enjoy exciting activities on the ground, in the water and in the air then Ostuni and Puglia is the destination for you!
With a beautiful landscape full of beaches, hills, sea, Apulia is perfect for so many sports activities.
Below you will find a list of the most relaxing and fun sports activities not to be missed, that will allow you to enjoy Puglia actively always surrounded by spectacular landscapes.
1. BICYCLE
Biking allows you to experience the beauty of countryside landscapes, seascapes and small towns.
One of the most beautiful bike tours in Puglia is definitely that in the Dune Coastal Park.
Starting from the park’s visit center, crossing pastures, olive groves and small karst canyons, you reach the fresh water pools of Fiume Morelli and the beaches of the Adriatic, lined with long strings of sand dunes and junipers.
Low difficulty path suitable for everyone. The track is mixed, consisting of asphalted roads, pitted and dirt roads.
2.HORSEBACK RIDING
Nothing better than a horseback ride immersed in nature between the sea and the olive trees.
In Ostuni, in fact, you can take part in a wonderful horseback ride in one of the uncontaminated natural areas of the area.
The itinerary starts at Masseria Lamasanta, during the course you will enjoy the many colors and scents of the Mediterranean scrub through a pine forest until you reach the sea through some small coves along the coast near Costa Merlata. Towards the interior you will go from some millennia olive trees of particular beauty to then return to the masseria.
The route is of low difficulty and also suitable for those who have no horse riding experience.
3.DIVING
In Polignano a Mare (40 minutes drive from Ostuni) you can dive in wonderful seabed, always in maximum safety.
You can immerse yourself in wrecks, caves and dunes.
There are several possibilities for diving both beginners and professionals:
- Torre Incina: marks the beginning of the territory of Polignano a Mare. Feature fisherman’s cove and destination for numerous divers. At depth of 14 mt. near the exit of the cave we find a Madonna placed there by a club of diving enthusiasts.
- Grotta dei Colombi : The collapse of the central part of the vault has created a natural arch, giving the opportunity for speleo-sub enthusiasts to combine these two activities.
- Portalga: In this small creek a wonderful submerged world consisting of Axinelle, Gorgonie and Hippocampi at a depth of 20 mt.
- Isolotto S.Paolo: better known as “Scoglio dell’Eremita”, on top of which there are the ruins of a chapel dedicated to S. Antonio Abbate. All four slopes of the islet give the possibility of various dives to the depth of 25 mt.
4.KITE SURF
Kitesurfing is a sailing sport that consists of being driven by a kite, which uses the wind as a propeller and is maneuvered through a “control bar”, connected to thin kite kites.
It is a relatively simple sport that can be learned by any active person or with the desire to learn. It is possible to practice it at the Torre Guaceto Sporting Club located near the unspoilt Torre Guaceto reserve.
You can also surf and windsurf.
The Rosa Marina beach is also ideal for windsurfing and kitesurfing, wind blowing makes this a perfect place for those who do not want to miss out on new stunts.
5.CLIMBING
The climbing school ‘Adventure Climbing Climbing’ of Ostuni includes among its active holiday proposals of the beautiful free climbing experiences taking place in the town of Gravina di Statte.
Climbing sport is a complex discipline that requires strong physical and mental concentration.
Experienced guides will guide you through the rock walls to help you learn the discipline of climbing or improve your workout and technique in that discipline.
6.NORDIC WALKING
Nordic Walking is an outdoor sport, a gentle training that develops strength, strength and toning.
The activity of Nordic Walking, with the help of special sticks, actively involves the arms in movement during the walk, this results in greater use of shoulder muscles and pectorals and strengthening of the cervical muscles.
A physical activity suitable for everyone, enjoyable and enjoyable.
You can practice it at the Ciuchino Birichino Adventure Park or at the Parco Dune Costiere.
7.PARAGLIDING
If you love the unique emotions of flying, you can paraglide in the Regional Nature Park “Dune Costiere”. Experienced instructors will provide you the basics of rising thermal currents, distance flights, and safety.
They will illustrate the features and potential of modern paragliding with direct approach to the equipment and practical practice of sailing and inflatable racing.
Practical sessions will be held in groups of 5 and half an hour apart. Depending on the weather of the day, there will be two-seat flights (15 min.),held by pilots with special permission, with a view of the coastal landscape of the Park.
8.THE BOW
At the Ciuchino Biricchino Adventure Park in Ostuni, you can take a basic archery course.
You will feel real Robin Hood and you will be finally free from thoughts, focusing on one goal: centerpiece with the arrow!
Immersed in nature, between meadows and woods, it will be like going back in time: precision, technique and concentration in a sport that will conquer you.
9.YOGA
At the Ciucino Biricchino Adventure Park in Ostuni you can also take yoga lessons in the woods,in the magic natural frame of oak trees.
You will relax with the birds chirping and the sound of the wind moving the tree’s fronds.
An experience not to be missed, a journey to discovering Yoga practice to feel your body and harmonize your interaction with nature and the environment.
10. SEGWAY
By using the most technologically and environmentally friendly means of transport ever created by man you can visit several Apulian cities including Alberobello.
You will discover the artistic and natural beauties of these places.
It takes only 15 minutes of training and you will be one with the medium in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature.
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