We are in Martina Franca, in the province of Taranto, an elegant town located in the south-eastern hills of the Murgia region, straddling the Ionian and Adriatic seas.
Martina Franca has a charming old town with a magical, graceful atmosphere, with its narrow streets, alleyways, stately palaces and majestic, monumental churches, in which art masterpieces by painters, sculptors and marble workers of the 18th-century Neapolitan School are preserved.
It is also rich in agrifood excellence, such as wine, oil, dairy and bakery products, meat and salami, made by local craftsmen who preserve craftsmanship and tradition, a vehicle for typical flavours, tastes and customs. These products include Capocollo di Martina Franca, a Slow Food Presidium, and wines based on two indigenous varieties, Verdeca and Bianco d'Alessano, which express our well-known food and wine identity.
This town is 7 km from Locorotondo, 15 km from Alberobello and 36 km from Taranto, making it an ideal base for visiting the enchanting Itria Valley, a splendid expanse of green where the landscape is dotted with Trulli, lamie, and 'masserie', typical constructions and precious testimonies of an environment that has managed to maintain its charm intact over time.
The Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca, one of the oldest summer events dedicated to opera and vocal music, the first in the South of Italy, reaches the milestone of 50 editions, proudly celebrating its history and reaffirming its role in the Italian and international scene as an ideal venue for the original and modern interpretation of that crucial segment and stylistic element of Italian lyrical singing, which is Belcanto.
