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OSTUNI
is one of the most stunning small towns of southern
Italy. Situated on three hills at the southernmost
edge of Le Murge, and an important Greco-Roman city
in the first century AD, its old centre spreads across
the highest of the hills, a gleaming white splash
of sun-bleached streets and cobbled alleyways, dominating
the plains below. |
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The
name Alberobello comes from Sylva Arboris Belli (forest
of the tree of the war), the tree that used to cover the
entire area. Legend says that it was a 16th century architect
who built the first trullo with a special stone that he
could interlace for better insulation. The town most likely
became urbanized in 1635 by the agency of the Guercio di
Puglia, the Count Giangirolamo II. Alberobello was declared
a zone of historical importance in 1924 and now exists mainly
for tourism. |
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Lecce
is famous for its Baroque style, built in a fine-grained
golden limestone.Already by the year 800 B.C. it was the
capital of the kingdom of the Messapi (Messapia, the land
between two “waters”, extended from Santa Maria
di Leuca to Ostuni) an ancient population with origins from
Crete belonging to the same period as the Etruscans, became
an important Roman colony in 120 A.D., as can be seen from
the ruins of Hadrian’s amphitheatre, perfectly preserved,
and from the Roman Theatre. |
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Castellana
Grotte is famous all over the world for its Charming grottoes;
they are 2 km far from the city and are the most known and
important Italian speleological site and one of the main
tourist apulian destination. |
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The Castel del Monte was built in the northern part
of Apulia by the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich II of Hohenstaufen
in the last decade of his life. Its form is unique--an eight-sided
central structure with octagonal towers at each corner. |
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| Bari,
the principal town of Puglia, has a very beautiful Romanesque
Basilica, an equally striking Cathedral and a Castle, built
by Frederick II, that has been splendidly restored. |
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