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Putignano

Province of Bari, Region Puglia (Apulia), Italy

The Locality: Situated among the Murge Hills, has a beautiful historical cener, and ancient traditions as the Carnival, wich starts with a performances alredy on 26 december, representations in costume every Thursday, with the funeral of the Carnival puppet burned on a fire.

Altitude: 372 a.s.l -- Population: ca. 28,000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 70017 -- Phone Area Code: 080 -- Patron Saint: Santo Stefano celebrated on 26 December

putignano coatofarms

HISTORY: The emblem of the commune is a Samnite shield with 3 green mountains at bottom, surmonted by 2 6-pointed stars

WHAT TO SEE
  • Church of San Pietro built in the Romanesque - Gothic style in the 12th century, hosting statues by Stefano from Putignano
  • The Putignano grotto, 1 km to the north-west, a fine Karst cavity 27 mt deep, with pink alabaster formations
  • 7km to the south, on a crest in the Murge Hills, in the hamlet of Noci, the fine parish church and the sanctuary of Santa Maria della Croce
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