Discovering the Murge, passing through Castel del Monte
Itinerary description
The itinerary towards Castel del Monte and the Murge starts from Taranto, also known as the "city of two seas". The route starts in a northerly direction following Via Appia for an initial stretch in the direction of Massafra, deviating onto the SS100 at Palagiano and Mottola and continuing in the direction of Altamura.
Altamura can be reached in about 80km, while Castel del Monte in 54km, returning to the Alta Murgia National Park.
Once you have visited Castel del Monte, you can decide whether to reach, after Ruvo di Puglia and Bitonto, the Apulian capital Bari, or whether to arrive first at Andria and, finally, at Barletta.
Travel duration
1-3 hours
Points of interest
Castel del Monte
Andria and its castle are inextricably linked to the great history of Frederick II.
Tradition has it that Frederick II gave Andria the nickname "Fidelis", as on returning from the sixth crusade the city proved faithful by giving him the access keys and he, out of gratitude, freed it from the burden of taxes; His son Corrado IV was born in Andria in 1228, with his wife Jolanda of Brienne, queen of Jerusalem, who died at the age of sixteen following a childbirth. Frederick II was responsible for the construction of Castel del Monte, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, located on an isolated hill in the countryside of Andria, near the Monastery of Santa Maria del Monte which already belonged to the territory of Trani.
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