Ostuni: holidays resort in Puglia
Who spends the holidays in
Puglia never leave out to visit Ostuni.
Between trulli and farms, enchanting places can be discovered.
Ostuni, the White City, is situated at the end of the coastal Murgia on ancient
messapi settlements.
The historical centre of the city is formed by the characteristics white
houses.
the arcs and the vaults that frames the lane and the stairs, the typical
loggias and the white of the walls create that atmosphere of a fairytale that
"winds" the visitor and transports him in a time where time doesn't exist.
One must visit every corner of Ostuni, especially:
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The 1400 Ghotic Cathedral;
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The Church of St.Vito Martire. Currently it houses "The museum of pre-classic
civilizations of the southern Murgia";
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The Church of Spirito Santo (Holy Spirit), built in 1585;
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The Sanctuary of St. Biagio of the XI century;
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The Sanctuary of S.Oronzo;
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The 1499 Annunziata Church that preserves the deposition of the Veronesi.
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The 1304 St.Francesco Church;
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The Sanctuary of the Madonna della Nova of the XVI century;
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The Sanctuary of Madonna della Grata;