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Ostuni's White City Essentials

Ostuni's whitewashed old town rises on a hill above olive groves and the Adriatic. This selection covers its key sights: the late Gothic cathedral at the top of the hill, the Baroque column of Saint Oronzo on the main square, the archway beside the cathedral, and the museum that holds the Woman of Ostuni, a burial about 27,000 years old. Below the town, the list adds the cave park where she was found, the medieval castle-tower at Villanova and the coves of Torre Pozzelle.

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A

Ostuni Cathedral

Late Gothic co-cathedral at the top of the old town, rebuilt between 1469 and 1495. Its pale stone facade has a large rose window and a curved, three-part top.

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B

Column of Sant'Oronzo

Baroque column carved in 1771 by Giuseppe Greco, with a statue of Saint Oronzo blessing the old town. It was raised in thanks for the city's deliverance from plague.

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Museum of Preclassical Civilizations

Archaeological museum in a former Carmelite monastery next to the church of San Vito. Its best-known exhibit is the Woman of Ostuni, a burial about 27,000 years old.

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D

Arco Scoppa

Baroque archway beside the cathedral that links the Bishop's Palace with the former seminary. It frames one of the classic views of the upper old town.

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E

Church of San Francesco d'Assisi

Church on the main square, Piazza della Libertà, rebuilt in the 18th century. The former Franciscan convent next to it is now the town hall.

F

Santa Maria di Agnano Archaeological Park

Archaeological and nature park below the town, around the cave where the Woman of Ostuni was found. Casts of the burials are shown in the cave.

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G

Castello di Villanova

Medieval castle-tower at the small port of Villanova, on the coast below Ostuni. It was built to guard the harbour and the shore.

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Torre Pozzelle

Stretch of coast with small sandy coves between low rocks, next to a ruined coastal watchtower. One of the most photographed beaches on the Ostuni shore.