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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Gravina in Puglia
Apulia, Italy · Europe
About Gravina in Puglia
Gravina in Puglia is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Altamura, 23km from Sassi di Matera.
Gravina in Puglia is in Apulia, Italy, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Altamura, about 11 km away.
Gravina in Puglia (Italian: [ɡraˈviːna im ˈpuʎʎa]; Barese: Gravéine [ɡraˈviːnə, ɡraˈvejnə]; Latin: Silvium; Ancient Greek: Σιλούϊον, romanized: Siloúïon) is a town and comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy.
The word gravina comes from the Latin grava or from the Messapic graba,Read more
with the meaning of 'rock', 'shaft' and 'erosion of bank river'. Other words that share the same root are grava, gravaglione and gravinelle. Alternatively, when the emperor Frederick II went to Gravina, because of the large extension of the lands and for the presence of wheat, he decided to give to it the motto Grana dat et vina, that is to say It offers wheat and wine. Gravina is the home of the Alta Murgia National Park.
Gravina in Puglia is a member of Cittaslow.
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What is there to see near Gravina in Puglia?
Within an hour or so of Gravina in Puglia: Sassi di Matera (23 km), Matera (23 km), Matera (No Time to Die opening) (23 km), Castel del Monte (32 km).
Where is Gravina in Puglia?
Gravina in Puglia is in Apulia, Italy, about 11 km from Altamura.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 42,210
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 40.8175, 16.4191
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 Gravina in Puglia
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Matera
An ancient city in Basilicata carved into limestone gorges, with cave dwellings (Sassi) continuously inhabited for over 9,000 years.
23 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
32 km · about 35 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.
45 km · about 50 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.
49 km · about 55 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
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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