The "Valle d’Itria", spotted with “Trulli” and “Masserie”, stands on the South East area of the Murge plateau. It covers part of the provinces of Bari, Taranto and Brindisi, enclosing the whole municipality of Martina Franca, Locorotondo and Cisternino, together with parts of the territories...
The area of Pianelle, Natural Reserve of Puglia, marks the boundary among the territories of the municipalities of Martina Franca, Crispiano and Massafra. It extends in the North West, South East with a height varying from 343 to 486 m above sea level. It overlooks...
Visitors will enjoy delicious local meat at the butchers’ where you can eat “carne al fornello” (bombette, salsiccia, gnumaridde and so on); they will also be delighted by dairy products (mozzarella, caciocavallo, stracciatella and many more) obtained from processing the milk collected by the surrounding...
Martina Franca, the balcony overlooking Valle d’Itria, stands on the highest point of Murge, at 431 m above sea level and at equal distance both from the Ionian and the Adriatic sea.The first settlements date back to the 10th century, but the Foundation Act occurred...
The “Masserie” stand out in the Murge scenery; they are typical local buildings that largely developed in the period when the economy turned from medieval into modern (17th century). It is the historical period when the rural production organizations change and, as a consequence, also...
In the south-east Murgia or Trulli Murgia, a race of mesomorph horses of outstanding physical performance has been selected since 1927. They have Spanish, Barbary and Arab ancestors. The best foal of Murgia, bred by Corpo forestale dello Stato in the near Masseria Gorgofreddo, are...
The Pro Loco association of Martina Franca (Puglia, Italy) is a no profit body joining UNPLI (National Union for Pro Loco Italy) that deals with the promotion and the safeguard of the territory through the conservation and empowerment of local, cultural, historical resources, aiming...