Puglia Real Estate

CASTELLANA GROTTE

Castellana Grotte is at a stone’s throw from Putignano (5 km away, 290 m asl, 18.349 inhabitants) and can be reached therefrom by driving on an attractive road lined with olive trees and vineyards. This town is located on a highly karstic and calcareous ground, whose morphology was formed by the nature of its caves’ stone. An exploration through its landscape, marked by terraced shape, hills and dolinas, leads the visitor to some of the most astonishing caves (the most important speleologic complex in Italy) to be found in Italy, with its wealth of stalactites and stalagmites that conjure up a fairy-tale scenery. The advice for visitors is to enjoy their visit to this wonderful site without rushing it to the end. The itinerary is 3 km long and ends up in the gorgeous WhiteCave, regarded by experts and neophytes as one of the most beautiful caves in the world for the spectacular effects light has over the limestone. This itinerary goes on to the old town, with a visit to the main church dedicated to Santo Leone Magno.