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 .
Apulia
