Things to do in Itria Valley, Puglia: The Best History Museums

Mandatory booking by phone or email at least 1 day before. Check in time is 9.30 / 11.30 and 15.00 / 17.30. You will visit the monumental olive grove, the hypogeum crusher, some historic rooms and end with a tasting of extra virgin olive oil. The duration is about 60/70 minutes and the cost is 12.00 Euros, pp., 6.oo Euros for the children and is free under 6 years.We only speak Italian and English language

The Diocesan Museum of Ostuni is found on the ground floor of the ancient Episcopal Hall, formerly the home of the Bishops of the ‘White City’. The museum, opened in August 2017, was designed to contain artworks originally housed in the Treasury of the Co-Cathedral Chapter, and from the Chapter Archeological Collections and art treasuries of local churches and monastries belonging to the Benedictine order (1519) and the Carmelite order (1730). In order to create an enjoyable, educational and cultural atmosphere, descriptions of the works of art in caption form have been added throughout the museum (an audio version is also available as an QR code for smarthphones). The aim is place our visitors, both adults and children, at the centre of the museum experience, awakening their thirst for culture via the museum’s innovative approach. Teodoro De Giorgio, Art Historian and Scientific Curator of the Museum

Il Museo del Territorio "Casa Pezzolla" e un complesso monumentale, sito Unesco composto da 15 trulli comunicanti in cui vengono fornite informazione riguardo alla storia di Alberobello, alla costruzione del trullo, in cui e riproposta una tipica abitazione e in cui e possibile visionare filmati storici. E' possibile usufruire di un audioguida attraverso uno smartphone, di una guida caracea o di una guida professionista.Territory museum consists of a group of linked trulli and the visit is necessary to have information about the history of Alberobello, the structure of trulli and it is possible see historical movies.