Private guided tour in Locorotondo overlooking the Itria valley

Private guided tour in Locorotondo overlooking the Itria valley

Guided tour to discover the medieval village of Locorotondo, elected "among the most beautiful villages in Italy", with its suggestive panoramic position over the whole Valle d'Itria, where the expanse of olive trees and vineyards is interspersed with the characteristic dry-stone wall and trulli.
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Guided tour discovering one of the most beautiful villages in Italy: Locorotondo.

It has a fantastic panoramic location overlooking the Itria Valley, with groves and vineyards, typical dry stone walls and trulli.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Centro Storico Locorotondo, Locorotondo Italy

Private guided tour of Locorotondo to discover one of the "most beautiful villages in Italy".

Departure from the Villa Comunale Garibaldi, from which you can enjoy a suggestive view over the whole Valle d’Itria, where the expanse of olive trees and vineyards is interspersed with the characteristic dry stone walls and trulli.

After passing Porta Napoli, an ancient gateway in the fortified walls, we will cross Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and the historic Via Maggiore, where the Civic Tower stands, to reach Palazzo Morelli, one of the most important buildings with its baroque façade.

Along the narrow streets of the medieval village we will stop to admire the frescos of the small church of San Nicola di Myra, perfectly set between the white cummerse, the typical two-storey houses of Locorotondo.

Visit of the Mother Church, built in the early 1800s on two previous churches and dedicated to St. George the Martyr, the patron saint of the city, whose cult and legend we will know.

The visit ends outside the historic center at the Church of the Madonna della Greca, one of the oldest in Locorotondo, probably dating back to the 12th-13th century, with a very simple but elegant style.
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Private guided tour discovering one of the most beautiful villages in Italy: Locorotondo.

Meet your guide at the Garibaldi Park where you will enjoy a fantastic view overlooking the Itria Valley, with groves and vineyards, typical dry-stone walls and trulli.

After passing through Porta Napoli, the old entrance to the city, we will walk along Vittorio Emanuele II square and the ancient Via Maggiore, where the Civic Tower is located, and will reach the Palazzo Morelli, one of the most important noble buildings with a Baroque facade.

During the stroll in the historical center we will have the opportunity to admire the cool of the church of St. Nicholas of Myra, perfectly immersed among the white “cummerse”, that is to say the two-storey houses with sloping roof covered with chiancarelle stones .

Visit of the Mother Church, in the early 1800s on the same site of 2 pre-existing churches and dedicated to Saint George the Martyr, the Patron Saint of the city; we will also learn about the Saint George's worship and legend.

The tour will end at the Church of Our Lady, dating back to the 12th-13th century, which has a basic but elegant style.

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes