Murgia et gravines des Pouilles
Identity summary
2 to 5 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Recommended car
Nature · Heritage · Countryside
Variable accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Murgia et gravines des Pouilles
Limestone plateau of caves, ravines, rock villages, pastoral pastures and strong links with Matera.
To understand what Murgia is and what the Apulia Mountains are, you should look at Altamura, Gravina in Puglia and Alta Murgia National Park. These places give you a view of a territory marked by natural spaces, heritage and countryside and allow you to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 2 to 5 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: summer heat and scattered sites. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Altamura
- Gravina in Puglia
- l'Alta Murgia National Park
- Castel del Monte
- Laterza
Before you choose
- Essential car
- Summer heat
- Dispersed sites
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Place
Altamura
Altamura offers a frank entrance into the Murgia: the material of the squares, the depth of the traffic routes and the presence of the historic buildings create a living environment where one quickly understands what is hidden in the local daily. Slowly moving forward between streets and perspectives, you better capture the texture of the neighborhoods and the real use of the squares that a panoramic view does not show.
Place
Gravina in Puglia
In Gravina in Puglia, the gorges and the play of heights give a horizontal rhythm then vertical to the passage. Between the high city and the openings on the void, the eye passes from the urban beat to the green of the countryside, which anchors the contrast between relief and human construction.
Nature
Parc national de l'Alta Murgia
Alta National Park Murgia spreads a stony plateau of dry lawns, walls, isolated masseries and very open horizons. Light hardens the shapes in the middle of the day, while the lower hours reveal the undulations of the ground; it is a landscape to love walking slowly and looking away.
Heritage
Castel del Monte
Castel del Monte A clear geometry is required: the regular plan of the fort responds to the curves of the surrounding countryside. The structure of the place is better understood by stopping on the facades, following the internal circulation, and then returning to the external views that articulate architecture and horizon.
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