DAY 52 ALTAMURA-MATERA

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July 7th 2023
We escaped the rush hour traffic of Bari by departing early and headed to the hills of Pulgia and the town of Altamura about 45kms away. The town is known for its quality of bread called Pane di Altamura and is sold in numerous other Italian cities. We found the number one baker of the bread, Vincenzo Diele, met and spent time with him in his, “Antico Forno Santa Caterina”, which was construct ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more