The Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia is a
national park in
Apulia , southern Italy, established in 2004. It lies in the
Murgia geographical area, with its headquarters in the town of
Gravina in Puglia , and has an area of 677.39 square kilometres. It is part of a larger
Special Protection Area established to protect the grass
steppe ,
lesser kestrel 's habitat (
Site of Community Importance ).
Sites of interest
A
trullo in the National Park
Castel del Monte , one of the most famous castles in southern Italy and a
World Heritage Site , is one of the most important sites located inside the park. Other sites or structures of interest include:
the
bauxite mines of Murgetta in the
Spinazzola area;
the Swabian castle of Gravina in Puglia;
the
herbarium museum of
Ruvo di Puglia ;
Robinson's municipal park and the pine forest of Gravina in Puglia;
Galietti's pine forest of
Santeramo in Colle ;
Mesola's forest of
Cassano delle Murge ;
Lagopetto's municipal pine forest of
Grumo Appula ;
Mercadante's forest in the territory of
Cassano delle Murge and
Altamura ;
the archaeological park of Botromagno and Padre Eterno of Gravina in Puglia;
Pulo di Altamura , representing the largest karst
sinkhole in the area (about 6 km north of Altamura);
Pulicchio di Gravina , the second largest karst sinkhole of the area, 10 km from the town of Gravina in Puglia;
Faraualla's grave, another deep karst sinkhole in the territory of Gravina in Puglia;
Lamalunga cave, which housed
Altamura Man ;
the cave of Santa Maria degli Angeli in
Cassano delle Murge ;
San Magno's necropolis in
Corato ;
the valley of the dinosaurs in Altamura, where dinosaur footprints were found in 1999;
jazzi , rock constructions used during periods of transhumance, more frequently found in the territories of
Andria ,
Gravina ,
Ruvo ,
Minervino and
Spinazzola .
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