ITINERARY 5: MURGIA DELLE GRAVINE – SEGRETI D’ACQUA

ITINERARY:Gravina in Puglia – Altamura – Santeramo in Colle Cassano Murge – Acquaviva delle Fonti – Sammichele di Bari The fragrant Altamura bread is Europe’s only baked Dop product and was already known in Roman times. The Romans also appreciated the delicious Cardoncello mushrooms, renowned for their aphrodisiac properties. The fragrant Altamura bread is Europe’s only baked Dop product and was already known in Roman times. The Romans also appreciated the delicious Cardoncello mushrooms, renowned for their aphrodisiac properties. It is not only food that excites visitors, because they can also step back in time by visiting the 5th century B.C. necropolis at Gravina in Puglia, or see the photos of the skeleton of famous “Altamura Man” who lived here 250 thousand years ago, and visit the Pontrelli quarry with the most ancient dinosaur footprints yet found, dating back to more than 80 million years ago. It is not only food that excites visitors, because they can also step back in time by visiting the 5th century B.C. necropolis at Gravina in Puglia, or see the photos of the skeleton of famous “Altamura Man” who lived here 250 thousand years ago, and visit the Pontrelli quarry with the most ancient dinosaur footprints yet found, dating back to more than 80 million years ago. – excursion to Altamura, visit to the old bakeries and mills to taste bread, focaccia and taralli; visit to the Pontrelli quarry to see the dinosaur footprintsinfo: tel. +39 080 3143930 – guided excursions on the trail of the Cardoncello mushroomwww.amicidelfungocardoncello.it – walk around the old town at Gravina in Puglia, and visit “sub-terranean Gravina” (www.gravinasotterranea.it) and the Pomarici Santomasi Museum (www.fondazionesantomasi.it). Follow the tips in “La Puglia è Servita” for visits and tastings in wineries and oil mills, cooking lessons, where to sleep and eat.click here >>