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Matera
An ancient city in Basilicata carved into limestone gorges, with cave dwellings (Sassi) continuously inhabited for over 9,000 years.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Altamura
Apulia, Italy · Europe
About Altamura
Altamura is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Gravina in Puglia, 51km from Castellana Grotte.
Altamura is in Apulia, Italy, with about 71,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gravina in Puglia, about 11 km away.
Altamura Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Altamura, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Altamura, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, in southern Italy.
Since 1986 it has been the seat of the Bishop ofRead more
Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, formed in that year. Previously it was the church of the territorial prelature of Altamura (from 1848, Altamura e Acquviva delle Fonti).
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What is there to see near Altamura?
Within an hour or so of Altamura: Matera (18 km), Sassi di Matera (19 km), Matera (No Time to Die opening) (19 km), Castel del Monte (37 km).
Where is Altamura?
Altamura is in Apulia, Italy, about 11 km from Gravina in Puglia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 70,539
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 40.8266, 16.5495
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Altamura
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Sassi di Matera
Two ancient cave-dwelling districts carved into the ravine of Matera, inhabited since the Paleolithic and now a UNESCO site.
19 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Matera (No Time to Die opening)
The cave city's Piazza San Pietro Caveoso and the road above the Gravina ravine host the Aston Martin DB5 gun-turret sequence that opens No Time to Die.
19 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Castel del Monte
A 13th-century octagonal castle built by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in Puglia, renowned for its unique geometric design.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Castellana Grotte
A spectacular system of underground caves in Puglia featuring the White Cave, a dazzling chamber of alabaster-white stalactites.
51 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
Craco
Ghost town abandoned in 1963 after a landslide, its Norman tower and gutted palazzi still crowning a clay ridge above the Basento badlands. Visitable on guided hard-hat tours; a favourite film set from The Passion of the Christ to 007.
51 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Trani Cathedral
A luminous Romanesque cathedral rising right at the water's edge of Trani's harbour on the Adriatic.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Castelmezzano
Village wedged into the jagged sandstone spires of the Dolomiti Lucane, linked to neighbouring Pietrapertosa by the Volo dell'Angelo zipline that flies 120 km/h across the gorge. The SP13 approach through the rock gateway is unforgettable.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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