Located a few kilometers from the sea, on the ancient road between Bari and Brindisi, a wonderful site full of extraordinary artifacts from the Messapian and Roman eras.

Considered the most important speleological complex in Italy and in Europe, the Castellana Caves are much appreciated for their vast crystalline concretions, their striking dimensions, and the spectacular scale of their natural tunnels.

The town's hypogea might have served different functions over the centuries, but they now serve as cellars and stalls. The vast system of caves in the nearby ravine still carries the marks of early human settlements in the area.

The Li Scusi Dolmen of Minervino di Lecce is one of the most unusual and representative dolmens in Salento. Consisting of a large, four-sided capstone supported by eight columns, each made up of stacked stones, it stands in a luxuriant olive grove off the provincial road from Minervino to Uggiano la Chiesa.

The cave of Lamalunga, in the territory of Altamura, is characterized by a system of karst cavities and narrow tunnels.

In one of these caves, an extraordinary archeological discovery was made. The fossil skeleton of a man who lived in the Middle and Upper Pleistocene was found and it was named “The man from Altamura”.

Archeologists (“Ostuni 1” for science) found the well-preserved body of a pregnant prehistoric woman buried in the karst cave of Agnano, near Ostuni. They named the woman Delia the woman of Ostuni. Her skeleton is regarded as the skeleton of the most ancient mother as it dates back to the Upper Paleolithic (30,000-28,000 BC). It appears that she wasn’t given a simple burial but a special one with elaborate rituals, as witnessed by its funerary equipment and its location.