Giovinazzo (source: Visual Puglia )
The municipality of Giovinazzo is located north of Bari, just a few kilometres from Molfetta. Legend has it that the town was founded by Perseus, the son of Zeus, while historic finds date its fortress and transformation from a village to town centre to Trajan in 102 A.D. Constantine the Great gave the town its churches and places of Christian worship. A diocese since the V century, in medieval times it became an important trading centre, something which steadily increased with Byzantine, Norman and Suevian domination. To present day, Giovinazzo encloses age-old testimonies of the medieval period within its walls and is equipped with an important port where local fishing vessels dock.
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Murge are composed of rectangular-shaped calcareous tableland marked by the Ofanto river, the 'Messapi threshold', Basilicata and Adriatic Sea. Murge territory is partially protected through the homonymous park. It encloses an astonishing variety of landscapes: caves, sanctuaries, defensive strongholds, churches and rock settlements, small towns and big cities. Coastal cities such as Bari, Mola, Polignano offer tourists a right mix of limpid waters, beautiful beaches and an extremely wide historic as well as artistic panorama. On the contrary, in the northern part of the region Andria and Altamura attract tourists with their history and rich food heritage.
The Adriatic Coast of Bari territory is characterized by several cities overlooking the coast with their medieval centers. Apulian capital stands ashore with its Castle, close to smaller cities which allow spending beautiful, relaxing vacations at close touch with history
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Northern Murge are characterized by evocative Medieval towns, small fortified villages where that defended populations during invasions. Andria is famous for Castel del Monte, with its classical octagonal layout, built by Frederick II as hunting manor. Altamura makes a bread that puts together the fragrance of wheat and color of the Apulian sun
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