Itria Valley

Visit Itria Valley from Gallipoli: trulli, oil and wine in the middle of Puglia

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Itria Valley is an area located in Puglia region, in Southern Italy. Itria Valley spreads over Province of Bari, Province of Brindisi and Province of Taranto, and coincide with the lower part of Murgia upland (Low Murgia). The towns of Martina Franca, Locorotondo, Cisternino and Ceglie Messapica overlook Itria Valley. “Valley” is an inaccurate term, because Itria Valley has not the typical conformation of mountain area valleys: it is just a depression due to karstic phenomena.

Itria Valley place-name is probably derived from Basilian Fathers oriental cult of the Madonna Odegitria (that is the Virgin Mary who shows the way), patron of wayfarers, which founded – using a natural shelter right in Itria Valley – a monastic site where a fresco portraying the Madonna Odegitria was found. Over the ruins of this medieval place of worship, located in Martina Franca, the Capuchin Monastery (in Italian: Convento dei Cappuccini) – which nowadays is an interesting tourist attraction – was built in 1545.

The main Itria Valley features are the following:

trulli, the typical ancient Apulian small round houses of stone with a conical roof;

a large amount of olives from which they obtain olive oil;

vineyards from which they obtain high quality white wine, such as Locorotondo DOC.

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For bookings longer than 7 days, to guarantee the reservation, the guest must make a bank transfer with CRO code of 30% of the total amount of the stay, the remaining 70% will be paid by bank transfer within the scheduled date of cancellation free of charge.