The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Puglia, Italy

Edificato tra la fine del XVI e l’inizio del XVII sec. nel cuore del centro storico di Altamura, il palazzo ospita il Museo dell'Uomo di Altamura e fa parte della Rete Museale Uomo di Altamura. Inoltre rappresenta un punto informazioni relativo ai siti e monumenti del territorio. Al suo interno, un percorso espositivo illustra il tema dell’evoluzione biologica dell’uomo, soffermandosi sui fattori geologici e climatici che sono all’origine del processo di ominazione con l’ausilio di pannelli didattici e repliche dei reperti paleoantropologici più importanti. Particolare rilevanza è attribuita all'Uomo di Altamura, uno dei più interessanti reperti fossili neandertaliani. È esposta in questa sede la riproduzione fisica in scala 1:1 della cosiddetta abside, la porzione della Grotta di Lamalunga che contiene lo scheletro fossile.

"Frrudd" the wine cellar- Wine museum Dating back to the 1500's and after 60 years of inactivity, the Frrud cellar, from the old owner surname Angelantonio Ferrulli, brings to the light the treasures of the Altamura's wine tradition. Located behind the Altamura's Cathedral, it is one of the oldest sites in the historic city center. Guided tour and wines tasting available (reservation is suggested).

The Museum of the Wine Primitivo Culture was created to remind the men and the objects that marked the history of wine Primitivo. The fascinating expositive journey is divided into more than thirty settings in ancient underground cisterns of a nineteenth-century cellar which have been transformed in original environments with different themes. The Museum offers to the visiting wine lovers different wine tastings accompanied by food of the authentic rural tradition gastronomy: during these tastings food and wines are described in detail as part of the local history.

The Railway Museum of Apulia Lecce is an important collection of tools and other objects that are ideally trace the history of railway Puglia. Inside are 32 antique vehicles of mixed age and several railway companies, from FS to FSE passing the Tobacco Factory of Lecce, in addition to this you can also see up close the historic train "Salento Express".