Terlizzi (source: Visual Puglia )
Terlizzi, the “city of flowers” is in an excellent position on the Apulia plateau, 30 km from the Regional capital and a few kilometres from the sea and Castel del Monte. Its history goes back to the beginning of the 8th century, a period of Longobard expansion. Terlizzi became a feudal holding after the Norman conquest, graduating from locus to castrum. Only later, in 1133, would it become a civitas. In this phase the internal road network developed with houses placed radially and converging towards the Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo. This was the origin of the old city centre and residential scheme, which is 9 km. from the Adriatic coast and 192 m. above sea level. The most important road in the city network was the large road that divided Terlizzi on an East-West axis. Its two extremities are marked by the Porta Crucis to the East (also called "la portella") and the Porta Lacus (called "largo Lago Dentro" today) to the West. At its centre is the market square, a public place between the Norman castrum and the mother church of S. Angelo, symbols of political and religious power. Terlizzi has known a series of dynasties: Swabian, the House of Anjou, Aragon and Spanish. In 1532 the Grimaldis of Monaco obtained feudal dominion over Terlizzi. It was in this period that the city’s single famous picture “Terlizzo cita verso Levante” was painted, an oil on canvas of the Flemish school now in the picture gallery of the palazzo Grimaldi in the principality of Monaco. The city freed itself from feudalism for good in 1779 at the end of the Bourbon rule.
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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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