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CARNEVALE DI PUTIGNANO
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CHURCH OF SAN PIETRO APOSTOLO

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Putignano a history you don't expect

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Morphology of the cave

The splendid karst cavity, as already highlighted in the historical information, develops just under one and a half meters of surface rock, it is easily and comfortably accessed through a spiral staircase that leads from inside the upper trullo, a welcoming reception area. in the cave.
 
The structure of the trullo has three cones, that is, as if they were three intersected trulli and for this reason in the local toponymy the Putignano cave is called and is known precisely as "the Grotta del Trullo"
 
The cavity develops vertically with a depth of up to about 19 meters while the horizontal path extends for a total of 62 meters, as a whole, the main cave is divided, for ease of visit, into two parts: the cavity upper and lower. Inside, visitors will perceive a constant temperature of around 15 ° C. At this point the part accessible to visitors and tourists ends.
 
Then there is a "speleological path", absolutely inaccessible and forbidden to the public, which leads to a further cave discovered only in 2006 which goes down for another twenty meters. The path is tortuous and very narrow in which the underground waters that contribute to increasing the karst phenomenon flow and disperse in a multiplicity of secondary "tunnels".

 

Discovered the first of the best known caves of Castellana (1931-1935), the Grotta del Trullo was the first to be considered a site of tourist interest in the whole of Puglia.
 
The story tells that it was May 29, 1931 when during some works for the construction and expansion of the sewer system of the entire city area, the workers involved in the excavation presented a chasm that gives access to a "vast cave of stalactites and stalagmites". The cave manifests all its splendor with limestone protuberances with shades of colors ranging from amber to ivory.
 
About a month later and precisely on June 28, 1931 at the request of the then Podestà of Putignano Cav. Ernesto Losavio, an official request was made to the Ministry of Education to be able to place the "natural karst cave" under protection according to law no. 778 of 11 June 1922.
 
In anticipation of a flow of visitors that would increase with the spread of the news of the discovery of this site in the south east of Bari, in April 1934 it was decided to raise a "modest building" to give guests "a minimum of rest or refreshment. ". The building can only respect the structural characteristics of the common houses in the Itria Valley, namely the trullo. The construction has three cones and closes the entrance to the cave like a hat. The site takes its name from this construction.
 
The formal inauguration was on 21 June 1935 personally officiated by the Prince of Italy Umberto II of Savoy, at the invitation of the Marquis Guglielmo Romanazzi Carducci, Podestà of the town.

lavoro di gruppoThis website project born from the idea of Gianni Musaio is enclosed in a team spirit and is the result of the collaboration of people, ordinary citizens, who care about the historical, cultural, artistic, geographical, food and wine heritage of the historic center of Putignano, a town in to live.

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The historic center of a town is the fulcrum of the territory, where ancient stories, traditions and culture of those who preceded us are preserved. You too can contribute to leaving the testimonies of the past to the generations to come, taking care of them.

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