Street View Altamura Altamura, Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia Italy

Altamura

Altamura (; Italian: [ˌaltaˈmuːra]; Barese: Ialtamùre) is a town and comune of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of the hills of the Murge plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari, 45 kilometres (28 miles) southwest of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. As of 2017, its population amounts to 70,595 inhabitants. The city is known for its particular quality of bread called Pane di Altamura, which is sold in numerous other Italian cities. The 130,000-year-old calcified Altamura Man was discovered in 1993 in the nearby limestone cave called grotta di Lamalunga.

Known in ancient times as: Altamura

Periods/Settlements: archaic, classical, hellenistic-republican, late-antique

Distance between:

Rome to Altamura 224 Miles / 360 Kms
Milan to Altamura 492 Miles / 792 Kms
Venice to Altamura 385 Miles / 620 Kms

Postal Code 70022

Population 2020

Total: 70563
Total Men: 34610
Total Women: 34610

Altamura Metropolitan City of Bari Apulia Italy

Altamura

Known in ancient times as: Altamura

Periods/Settlements: archaic, classical, hellenistic-republican, late-antique

Distance between:

Postal Code 70022

Population 2020

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