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in the centre of Puglia, on the borderof the provinces, of Bari,
Taranto, and Brindisi,lies the Valle D'itria,a broad limestone
basin, at the heart of South East Muerges, People have one basin,
wondered over the dcecades where its nome camefrom:the must
credible hypothesis, confirmemed by recent discoverries, is that
it comes from the Madonna of Hodegitria, considered to be the
guide and protector of travelers, in a cult that wsa imported
from the East
Among the green olive groves, vineyard and cultivated fields
its unique architecture stands out :the trulli - the
caratteristic whitgewshed, bulding with a canonical
rodf - the masseria farmahouse and thedry stone wall
have made this areamfamous throughaut the word.
The Valle D?itria is one of the most fascinating landscapes
in the area of Puglia ,It has a rich flora and fauna. It
boasts of numerous archaolgical sites a sign of human
setting here from theear/liest times testified
to by a historic: network of road and pths -country ways nd
mule tracks - which still today connect the three town
of Locorotondo, Cisternino e Martina franca
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