A town on the Alta Murgia famous across Italy for its bread, the dense, golden-crusted Pane di Altamura, the country's first DOP loaf.
Go in May to June and September, for warm sea and lighter crowds.
- Province
- Bari
- People
- 70,000
Its old centre turns around a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral founded by Frederick II.
At the table in Puglia
A hot tomato and parsley broth softens pieces of stale bread, finished with extra virgin olive oil.
Brasciole pugliesiThin veal rolls filled with pecorino, garlic and parsley, simmered slowly in a thick tomato ragù.
Where to stay in Altamura
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Where next
Polignano a Mare
About 60 km as the crow flies. Clifftop old town, Lama Monachile cove, cliff diving.
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