Martina Franca

Martina Franca, or just Martina, is a town and municipality in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population of 49,086. Since 1975, the town has hosted the annual summer opera festival, the Festival della Valle d'Itria. Wikipedia.
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Top attractions in Martina Franca

Basilica di San Martino
1. Basilica di San Martino
4.7
(1300)
Cathedral
Sights & Landmarks
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Greatly detailed inside and outside there are great restaurants outside where you can sit outside and look at the grand buildings
Always a pleasure eating here We had Sunday lunch here on a busy day, yet food and service were both very good and atmosphere is great wether dining indoors or outdoors
A very nice surprise! Beautiful interior and and apart experience 🙂
Big church right in front of Piazza Immacolota. Path from Piazza roma to this church, stone flooring is really good, flashy and unique. It's quite big, you can see its structure (from different angles) almost from any streets in that area.
Such an amazing Basilica in the centre of Martina Franca. Blown away for the architecture, and the art work. If you’re ever in Martina Franca visiting this basilica is a must!
A most impressive church. This huge building with impressive steps is neatly hidden along the thin streets and winding alleyways. We were lucky enough to witness a christening with all attending dressed perfectly on a very hot day. The front of this building is incredibly tall and sits imposingly over the small square in front. Did not get to see inside but visiting other local churches shows the extent of the impressive art and architecture in Martina Franca.
Nice basilica with a good fire baroque and rococo details
Just goes to show, you can even have a lovely time exploring Martina Franca in the rain.
Via Valle D'Itria
2. Via Valle D'Itria
Nature & Parks
Valleys
Centro Storico
3. Centro Storico
Sights & Landmarks
Historic Walking Areas
Cantina I Pàstini
4. Cantina I Pàstini
4.6
(191)
Winery
Food & Drink
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A great way to spend an hour. A lovely, family-owned vineyard, producing good quality wines. The tour was exactly the right length / content and was very interesting! The wine tasting again delivered the perfect amount of information for each of the wines tasted. Grazie Ilaria and the rest of the team! 🥂
This was a lovely and cute little guided tour and wine tasting. I would say it offered good value for money. It’s perfect if you just want a glimpse into the wine-making process, but nothing extensive. The tasting was also good. We tasted five different wines and got some local snacks to go with it. This is exactly what I would expect for the €15 per person we paid. It’s very modern and professionally done! It’s probably not the most unique or cosy experience, but I would still recommend it if you’re on a bit of a budget. 😊
We were so lucky to have a private tour with just two of us. The tour was informative and you can really felt the enthusiasm, or probably also with some ambition, from the winery. After the tour, we tasted five wines, one sparkling white wine, two white wine, and two red wines. They were so delicious that we decided to take six bottles home. This wine tour is definitely worthy for wine lovers.
We came for a wine tour and tasted 5 wines, 1 prosecco, 2 white and 2 red. The guide was amazing and very informative! The appetisers were a great accompaniment to the wines and the tour was really great! The highlight of the place is their cat, sole. She was extremely friendly and made the whole experience wonderful :-)
A lovely small grower, organic growing of grapes using old traditions and different local grape varieties. Grapes are hand-picked at night in small bunches to produce higher quality wine. Worth a visit to sample the locally made wines and to buy some stock for your trip
Lovely tour of the winery today. Patrizia was a knowledgeable and engaging host. Great to try the wines! Affordable tour and bottles if you want to take any away.
Even though it’s an old family owned winery, the wine tour felt a bit impersonal. The guide was shooting with information and there wasn’t even much time for questions or photos. At the end there is tasting of five wines, which also felt a bit rushed. Still their primitivo was amazing! You can buy wines after the tour and they will ship it to you home address.
It's hard to find Apulian wines in Canada and even harder if you want to try the lesser-known grape varieties. I'm glad I came here cause I got exactly what I came for. We got to taste 5 different monovarietal wines: Verdeca, Bianco d'Alessano, Minutolo, Primitivo and Susumaniello. After reading up later, I noticed that the Italian wine god, Ian D'Agata, seems to really like this estate. I guess then its the place in Valle d'Itria to do a wine tasting. Great value for the price, too. That said, they do push the wine sales a bit too much, and the group was a bit larger than the advertised 24-person limit. The experience felt a little impersonal because of that.
Palazzo Ducale
5. Palazzo Ducale
4.5
(1128)
Historical landmark
Museums
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Really interesting and very pretty frescos. Very ornate rooms with beautiful Murono glass chandeliers. Each room had a theme attached to the frescos. Interesting to see how the dukes and their families lived. The palace overlooks a beautiful square. Admission is free.
You can walk through 5 rooms in the palace to see beautiful Frescoes on the walls. Entrance cost via a donation
When we went, there was a modern art exhibition in the rooms which was a cool contrast to the beautiful (old) frescos on the walls and ceilings. The guy there was also super nice and told us a bit about the palazzo and a few details of the paintings. It’s a quick visit but definitely worth it!
Beautiful frescoes in most of the rooms. Interesting art displays
Nice palazzo, great modern art exhibition.
Th frescoes are in really good condition. Vibrant and really beautiful, would definitely recommend visiting, they also gave us a map of the city and recommended some places that we should visit.
Breathtaking! Some interesting exhibition of photography also.
Noble rooms are closed to the public until 5 November 2023. Couldn't they put this sign downstairs?
L'Acropoli di Puglia olive oil Mill - Martina Franca
6. L'Acropoli di Puglia olive oil Mill - Martina Franca
4.8
(111)
Olive oil manufacturer
Food & Drink
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We had an amazing tour and tasting and learned so much about olive oil production and processing. Vincenzo was incredible, so knowledgeable, friendly and fun. We also did a wine tasting and we so impressed by the selection of wine that was presented. It was so nice to see such a successful family business who have been producing olive oil and wine for generations. I highly recommend a visit.
What an intimate and fun experience tasting olive oil, balsamic vinegar and wine from the Lucarella family. Anna was the most warm and entertaining host, made us feel so at ease. Everything was tasty and I can’t wait to get some of the next harvest olive oil (Oct-Dec) shipped home.
Vincenzo broke our common ‘wrong’ knowledge and experience. The tasting experience great and his explanation was right on spot. We learned a lot. And each of their oils tasted differently, which I would haven’t known, now when I cook I carefully follow what he said. Excellent experience, thanks to Vincenzo
It was a wonderful experience trying various kinds of olive oils, flavored olive oils, and balsamic vinegars. Anna was super kind and warm, explaining everything to us clearly. Highly recommended for everyone.
Wonderfully delicious and informative olive and wine tasting experience. Vincenzo is warm and humorous. Highly recommend the tours and products they sell.
Friendly, helpful, multilingual personnel. Owner is the 4th generation of this local, organic-sustainable family owned virgin olive oil producing company. The tastes and quality of Puglia are upfront in L'Acropoli di Puglia. Wonderful! The informed insights given to us by the young owner into olive oil tasting are nothing less than an epiphany! A bit out of the way, but very much worth it. Go there!
I would go on this tour just to hang out with Vincenzo. My partner and I learnt alot and tasted some phenominal olive oil and wine, I highly recommend doing both tastings. The Ritunno Nero di Troia was a stand out. If you are thinking of learning about olive oil come here you will enjoy.
Vincenzo creates a very inviting and friendly atmosphere for his tours. I highly recommend, we had a great experience learning about and tasting the different olive oils.
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Bosco delle Pianelle
Visitor center
Outdoor Activities
P.za Maria Immacolata
Sights & Landmarks
Architectural Buildings
Court of Fragni
Organic farm
Nature & Parks
P.za XX Settembre
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Historic Walking Areas
Chiesa Sant' Antonio di Padova ai Cappuccini - Villaggio del fanciullo
Church
Sights & Landmarks
Porta Santo Stefano
Historical landmark
Sights & Landmarks
Casale dei Pini
Farmstay
Outdoor Activities
Puglia Promozione Agenzia Regionale Del Turismo
Tourist information center
Visitor Centers
Church of Saint Dominic
Parish
Sights & Landmarks
P.za XX Settembre
Sights & Landmarks
Historic Walking Areas
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