Altamura

Altamura is a town and comune of Apulia, southern Italy. It is located on the Murge plateau in the province of Bari, 45 km South-West of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. The city is famous for its particular quality of bread, which is sold in numerous other Italian cities. According to the Latin poet Horace: “…for water is sold here, though the worst in the world; but their bread is exceeding fine, inasmuch that the weary traveler is used to carry it willingly on his shoulders.”
The 400,000 year old calcified Altamura Man was discovered in the nearby limestone cave, called grotta di Lamalunga.
The medieval walls for which the city has its name, erected by Frederick II, rest upon the megalithic walls of an ancient city of unknown name. Ancient tombs with fragments of vases and terracottas have also been found, of which there is a collection at the Footprints of dinosaurs have been recently discovered.