THE SURROUNDING AREA: suggested intineraries

 

Itria valley (trulli area): Alberobello, Locorotondo, Martina Franca, Cisternino, Ostuni. (10 20 minutes by car);

The cities: Taranto and Bari (at 50 minutes), Brindisi (60min), Lecce (75min);

The sea: Polignano a Mare, Monopoli with its Capitolo, Fasano and Savelletri beaches with the Archeological Park of Egnathia, Torre Canne and the baths - (15 /25 minutes);

The grottos and the karstic land: Canale di Pirro, the Castellana Caves (10 minutes) Putignano (10 minutes);

The romanesque cathedrals and Frederick's castles: Bari, Bitonto, Ruvo di Puglia, Trani, Castel del Monte (recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site - (60/80 minutes);

Rural settlementes and churchs: from Mottola (20 min), crossing Massafra and Palagiano, up to the wonderful Matera (recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 75 min);

Masseria Torricella holiday farm and the park of Barsento: naturalistic itinerary in the "macchia mediterranea".

The ZooSafari in Fasano (10 min);

The naturalistic park of Torre Guaceto:a coastal humid area, WWF oasis (30 min);

The oil and wine roads: (Monopoli, Castellaneta, Alberobello, Locorotondo, Martina Franca)