Altamura
Altamura lies on the Murge plateau in inland Apulia, where limestone ground and open uplands shape a town set well away from Italy’s coasts. Its historic centre is organised around the Cathedral of Altamura, founded by Emperor Frederick II in 1232 and notable for its Romanesque and Gothic fabric. The surrounding Alta Murgia is a karst landscape of grassland, rocky terrain and traditional farming, protected in part by Alta Murgia National Park. Altamura is nationally identified with Pane di Altamura, a durum-wheat bread protected by EU PDO status. Narrow lanes and pale stone buildings give the old town a dense, distinctly southern Italian character, while the wider town extends across the plateau.
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Few cities in Apulia have a history as closely tied to Frederick II’s 13th-century refoundation as Altamura. The city stands on the Murge plateau, amid the limestone terrain of Alta Murgia National Park. Its cathedral, commissioned by Frederick II in 1232, remains the focal point of the historic centre. Altamura is also known for Pane di Altamura, a protected bread made from durum wheat semolina. Nearby, the Pulo di Altamura is a major karst sinkhole, while Lamalunga Cave yielded the prehistoric remains known as Altamura Man. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Altamura’s Murge setting relates to its surroundings.
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