The limestone Murgia plateau defines the setting of Crispiano — olive groves, vineyards and scattered farm estates extend across the gently rolling inland terrain north of Taranto. The town is widely associated with its masserie, the fortified or working rural estates that have long structured agricultural life in this part of Apulia; Crispiano is often known locally as the “land of a hundred masserie”. Its position links the agricultural Murgia with the Ionian side of the region, where Taranto forms Apulia’s principal coastal city. Follow other webcams across Apulia to see how the Murgia around Crispiano connects with the wider Ionian hinterland.
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