Founders Leg 6 · Wednesday 15 September 2027

Bari to Brindisi

A gentle warm-up through the trulli and olive groves of Puglia, then dinner on the waterfront and the night ferry to Albania.

Distance
150km
93.1 mi
Climbing
1,057m
3,467 ft
Descent
1,064m
3,489 ft
High point
423m
1,388 ft

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  1. Start
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    Bari seafront
    Grand Depart from the seafront. Leave together after the start photo.
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    34.3 km · 21.3 mi to coffee
  2. Coffee
    34.3 km / 21.3 mi
    Portanova Caffetteria, Turi
    Morning coffee and pastries. Via Putignano 16, Turi.
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    41.9 km · 26.0 mi to lunch
  3. Lunch
    76.2 km / 47.3 mi
    Masseria Madonna dell'Arco
    Lunch at a 17th-century farm near Martina Franca, with its own cheeses, wine and olive oil.
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    34.1 km · 21.2 mi to ice cream
  4. Ice cream
    110.3 km / 68.5 mi
    Caffetteria Centrale, Carovigno
    Afternoon gelato in the main square. Corso Vittorio Emanuele 72, Carovigno.
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    39.6 km · 24.6 mi to dinner and the ferry
  5. Finish
    150.0 km / 93.2 mi
    Brindisi port: overnight ferry to Vlorë
    Dinner at Cafe Betty, Viale Regina Margherita 6 on the Brindisi waterfront, then a short ride to the port. Cabins are shared.
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Tonight's hotel

Overnight ferry, Brindisi to Vlorë

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Wind and weather

Too far ahead for a forecast yet, so these are the conditions on the same day in 2025. Winds were moderate, around 6 to 22 km/h, mostly north. Dry, about 19°C early and up to 28°C. The live forecast appears here automatically in the two weeks before the ride.

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Riding notes

  • A perfect warm-up: no serious climbs and very quiet roads once out of Bari.
  • Pack your ferry bag before dinner. Bikes go on the ferry with the crew.
  • Bring swimwear: there are chances for a swim on the coast into Brindisi.

The country you ride through

History on the road

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Bari and Turi

Bari has been a port since Roman times, and its basilica holds the relics of Saint Nicholas, brought from Myra in 1087. Turi is famous for its sweet early cherries.

About 60 km

The trulli of Alberobello

The whitewashed, cone roofed trulli were built without mortar so they could be taken down quickly, said to avoid property taxes. Alberobello is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

60 to 150 km

The Valle d'Itria to the Adriatic

Locorotondo, Cisternino and Ostuni, the white city, sit on hilltops above olive groves with trees many centuries old. Brindisi marked the end of the Via Appia, the Roman road from Rome.

Look out for

  • The trulli of Alberobello
  • Ancient olive trees
  • Ostuni, the white city
  • The columns marking the end of the Via Appia in Brindisi

Local heroes

Famous faces from along the route

Aldo Moro, the Italian prime minister, was born in Maglie, further down the heel of Puglia, and studied in Bari. Domenico Modugno, who sang Volare, grew up in Puglia too.

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