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Locorotondo, Administrative town in Valle d'Itria, Italy.

The circular historic center features narrow streets lined with white limestone buildings, traditional houses with sloping roofs, and flower-decorated balconies.

The settlement originated around 1000 AD as an unfortified hamlet under the control of the Benedictine monastery of St. Stephen in Monopoli.

The town celebrates two patron saints with distinct festivals: San Giorgio in April with a market fair and San Rocco with musical performances.

Located between Martina Franca and Alberobello, the town provides convenient access to major tourist destinations in Puglia through regular train and bus connections.

The area produces distinguished DOC white wines from Verdeca and Bianco d'Alessano grapes, with strictly regulated production limits of 13 tonnes per hectare.

Location: Metropolitan City of Bari

Capital city: Locorotondo

Elevation above the sea: 410 m

Shares border with: Alberobello, Cisternino, Martina Franca, Fasano

Address: Via Martina Franca, 12, 70010 Locorotondo BA, Italy

Website: http://comune.locorotondo.ba.it

GPS coordinates: 40.75000,17.31667

Latest update: June 16, 2025 08:27

Italy: historical sites, archaeological excavations, medieval villages

Italy preserves numerous historical sites away from standard tourist routes, ranging from medieval hill towns to Etruscan burial grounds. These locations document different periods of Italian history through architecture, art and natural settings. The collection includes Roman archaeological sites such as Palazzo Valentini Domus Romane, where ancient townhouses remain beneath modern streets, and Basilica di San Clemente, which displays three construction phases built one above another. In southern Italy, the Sassi of Matera show cave dwellings from prehistoric times, while the Crypt of the Original Sin presents early Christian frescoes from the 8th century. The architectural variety ranges from the conical trulli houses in Alberobello to the Moorish inspired rooms of Sammezzano Castle. Civita di Bagnoregio sits on a tufa rock plateau separated from surrounding land by erosion. The Greek Theatre of Taormina and the Temple of Concordia in Agrigento document the ancient Greek presence in Sicily. Natural formations such as Grotta Azzurra on Capri and the thermal springs of Saturnia complement the historical structures. The sites spread across the entire country, from the Alps to the Aeolian Islands.

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