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Altamura Wheelchair Accessible Tours

The historic center of Altamura wheelchair accessible tours has a strong identity.

It has its own history and characteristics that allow it to be considered a small village within the city.

Altamura wheelchair accessible tours, rises in the province of Bari, in the hinterland, and is part of the Terre di Murgia.

The very famous fossil finds of the Man of Altamura are evidence of the human presence in this territory already 40,000 years before Christ.

In a much more recent time, around 500 BC, the megalithic walls were built which gave the city its name ( High Walls ).

This period was followed by many dominations and conquests, which saw a conclusion only with the arrival, in 1232, of Frederick II.

Whose kingdom gave way to the rebirth of the city, which was repopulated by Arab, Greek and Jewish peoples and endowed itself with of its famous cathedral.

Altamura Wheelchair Accessible Tours

Altamura wheelchair accessible tours with a guide and cruise shore excursions.

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The religious and historical symbol of the city of Altamura wheelchair accessible tours, is its Romanesque cathedral.

It's dedicated to the Assumption, built in 1232 by Frederick II.

Much of the original church collapsed during the earthquake of 1316 and was rebuilt during the reign of Robert of Anjou.

However, the Man of Altamura is not the only visible trace of a very remote past.

In fact, just 4 kilometers from the city, in a quarry in the Pontrelli area, fossilized dinosaur footprints were found in a limestone mass in excellent condition.

The most famous typical product of Altamura is the DOP bread, which received the protected designation of origin in 2005.

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