Trullo Santangelo

The Sentiero Italia is a 7,000-kilometre hiking trail that crosses all of Italy (including the islands) created to connect all the Italian regions and unite their cultural diversity, beauty and traditions of the local territories. Pass through six UNESCO heritage sites, 15 national parks and many other parks and nature reserves. The project was conceived in 1983 by a group of hiking journalists, Associazione Sentiero Italia, and then developed by the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) in 1990. This...

A pleasant walk to visit the city of Ostuni, also called the White City for the white color of the houses. The route starts from Piazza Italia, crosses the Villa Comunale and reaches the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in the old part of the village. Human presence in this area dates back to the Paleolithic, but during the Middle Ages the Longobards, Saracens, Byzantines and Normans began to settle in the ancient village.

A pleasant walk, which can also be done with children, from Ostuni to the Archaeological and Naturalistic Park of Santa Maria di Agnano. The route follows the Malandrino local road until it reaches the Archaeological Park. It is a 13-hectare area at the foot of the Southern Murgia still undergoing archaeological excavations, where the cave of Santa Maria di Agnano has been found. It is advisable to consult the museum page for the opening hours as it is not open every day.

The 137 km long Via Ellenica is part of the 7 Ways of the Materan Way. The Land of Olives, the first of two paths: it begins in Brindisi and ends in Martina Franca. This is the fourth segment of seven. In this segment the hiker leaves the "white city" Ostuni, passing by the Archaeological Park of Santa Maria di Agnano, the place where the Woman of Ostuni was found; from here the hiker gradually leaves the forest of centuries-old olive trees that characterize the coastal plain and take an...