We left Puglia (Apulia in English) and headed to our next destination in the region of Basilicata: Matera. We stopped to see a couple of castles, in Barletta and Andria, (there are castles at every high point and prominent, protective shoreline). We drove through many kilometers of olive groves, vineyards, barren-though-tilled farmland… and past many “abandoned dreams”, shells of homes long abandoned.
When we stopped in Cerignola for a bite to eat, we were hoping for a giant Cerignola olive sign, or a t-shirt saying “I ate Cerignola olives in Cerignola”.
Hello Basilicata. Good bye Puglia.
Castello di Barletta
Castello di Barletta
Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore in Barletta
Old door in Barletta
Google Earth view of Castel del Monte showing its octagonal form
Castel del Monte
Inner courtyard walls of Castel del Monte
Castel del Monte
David in the window of Castel del Monte
Castel del Monte
