I’ll take you back to Puglia for the next few posts. We covered a fair bit of territory on our visit earlier this year.
Locorotondo means round town. If you were able to view it from above you could easily see that. It looks very pretty view from the nearby town of Cisternino.
Like many towns in Puglia (and all over Italy) Locorotondo sits on top of a hill.
We found a park not far from the Centro Storico and began our walk around the old town at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II where we found the tourist information office.
Walking on from the piazza the old town hall, now the municipal library, with the clock tower stands out.
Turning left into pretty Via Morelli the Baroque Palazzo Morelli comes into view. It is one of the best examples of Baroque architecture in Locorotondo.
Our next stop was the tiny St Nicholas church.
The magnificent St George church was built in Neoclassical style between 1790 and 1825.
One of the first things you will notice is a particular style of house with a pointed roof. They are called cummerse and are mostly whitewashed.
The streets are narrow. The houses and shops are well kept and often have pretty gardens and house decorations.
There was not a lot open while we were there. It only took about an hour to wander through the historical centre and we were soon on our way to another town. I wonder how these towns survive on a tourist season that lasts just a couple of months each year.