Terlizzi
LANDSCAPE: Situated in the lower Murgia, it is among the first floriculture centers in Italy. In medieval times, it was surrounded by wooded forests; now, there is a grove of cork trees.
LANDMARKS: Its firsthistoric appearancedocumented in the final days of the 8th century; alternately coming through our lands were the Lombards and Byzantines, Saracens and Normans, and then, involved in the same dynastic struggles and passing by were the Swabians, the Angevins and then the Aragonese.
MUST SEE: The Historic District, the Clock Tower, the Cathedral, the Sovereto Shrine, the Anseremo Portal, the Church of Purgatory, Santa Maria La Nova, the Madonna of Ciurcitano, the Church of Cesano, the 22 meters highTriumphal Chariot, built completely of wood, to commemorate the discovery of the Mariana ofSoveretoicon.
TEL: 080-3542011
WEBSITE: www.comune.terlizzi.ba.it
