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Apulia

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timeSEP. 24 – OCT. 2, 2025 ticketFrom $3,490 activityActivity Level: Moderate Activity diplomaUCLA Faculty on Tour

Overview

pin Polignano a Mare, Alberobello, Lecce, Matera, Trani

Indulge your senses on this enchanting, seven-night stay in seaside Polignano a Mare, nestled in the heart of Italy’s Apulia region. Spend sunny days immersed in Roman history and heritage as you travel through gentle, fertile plains to fishing villages, family-run farms and medieval towns that leap from fairy tales. In Alberobello, follow cobbled lanes to conical trulli, and visit ancient Matera, famous for its incredible sassi built from stone dwellings. Bask in breathtaking Locorotondo, where gleaming buildings coil around a hilltop setting, and wander through Ostuni’s Old Town. Experience the dazzlingwaterfronts and historic neighborhoods of Trani and Bari, and discover Lecce’s baroque stonework, such as the opulent Basilica of Santa Croce. Savor Apulia’s simple cuisine, heirloom recipes crafted with a balanced use of land and sea. Plus, enjoy wine at a family-owned vineyard and tour an olive oil mill. This small-group journey features an exclusive lecture series, a first-class hotel and an extensive meal plan with wine at dinner. No single supplement for solo travelers, limited availability.

Cost: From $3,490
AHI Travel

Activity Level: Moderate Activity

Book this Tour

STEP 1
Download the tour Reservation Form here. This tour is booked quickly, so sign up early to reserve space.

STEP 2
If you wish to pay your $600 per person deposit by check, make check payable to AHI Travel. If you wish to pay your $600 per person deposit by credit card, you will be asked to submit those credit card details after the reservation request form has been received. AHI Travel will contact you to discuss deposit payment within one business day of receiving your reservation request in their office.

STEP 3
Fax 310-209-4271, email travel@alumni.ucla.edu, or mail to:
AHI Travel
International Tower – Suite 600
8550 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631

A brochure will be mailed to you as soon as it is available.

UCLA Faculty on Tour

Professor Robert Gurval
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Robert Gurval is Associate Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Department of Classics. His area of research and teaching concerns ancient Rome and the legacy of its empire in popular culture and cinema. Gurval’s publications focus on politics, literature and architecture in the age of Rome’s first emperor, Caesar Augustus. Cleopatra and her reception in western culture is a special interest. Gurval has taught at UCLA since 1990 where he has served as Chair of the Department of Classics and Chair of the faculty committees on the Honors College, General Education Governance, and Undergraduate Honors, Awards and Prizes. Among his academic honors, he was a Rome Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. In 2025, he received the Carole E. Goldberg Emeriti Service Award in recognition of his continued contributions to the field of Classics and the university, including his enthusiasm for sharing his knowledge of the ancient world as a faculty lecturer in UCLA Alumni Travel tours.

PHONE: (310) 206-0613

FAX: (310) 209-4271

EMAIL: travel@alumni.ucla.edu