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Alberobello Trulli
A UNESCO-listed town in Puglia containing over 1,500 trulli, unique whitewashed stone huts with conical dry-stone roofs.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Palagiano
Apulia, Italy · Europe
About Palagiano
Palagiano is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Palagianello, 34km from Castellana Grotte.
Palagiano is in Apulia, Italy, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Palagianello, about 6 km away.
Palagiano is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, Apulia, southeast Italy.
It is known as the "City of the Clementines" due to its production of the PGI product "Clementine del Golfo di Taranto".
There is also a popular saying tied to this town, that being "ie semb fest a Polaschen", meaning "Palagiano isRead more
always in holiday" in apulian.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Palagiano?
Within an hour or so of Palagiano: Alberobello Trulli (28 km), Castellana Grotte (34 km), Sassi di Matera (37 km), Matera (No Time to Die opening) (37 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Otranto to Leuca Coastal Road.
Where is Palagiano?
Palagiano is in Apulia, Italy, about 6 km from Palagianello.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,388
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 40.5776, 17.0381
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 Palagiano
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Castellana Grotte
A spectacular system of underground caves in Puglia featuring the White Cave, a dazzling chamber of alabaster-white stalactites.
34 km · about 40 min 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.
37 km · about 45 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.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Polignano a Mare
A dramatic Puglian town perched on limestone cliffs above the Adriatic, with a famous beach nestled in a narrow sea cove.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Ostuni
The dazzling White City of Puglia, a hilltop labyrinth of whitewashed houses and narrow alleys overlooking ancient olive groves.
49 km · about 55 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.
55 km · about 65 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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