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ginning of the hot, dry Salento. Chic, with some excellent restaurants, stylish bars and
swish yet intimate places to stay, it's packed in summer.
Sights
Ostuni is surrounded by olive groves, so this is the place to buy some of the region's DOC
'Collina di Brindisi' olive oil - either delicate, medium or strong - direct from producers.
Cathedral
(Via Cattedrale; admission €1; 9am-1pm & 3-7pm)
Ostuni's dramatic 15th-century cathedral has an
unusual Gothic-Romanesque facade with a frilly rose window and an inverted gable.
CATHEDRAL
Museo di Cività Preclassiche della Murgia
( 0831 33 63 83; Via Cattedrale 15; 10am-1pm Tue-Fri, 10am-1pm & 4-7pm Sat & Sun)
Located
in the Convento delle Monacelle, the museum's most famous exhibit is the 25,000-year-
old star of the show: Delia. She was pregnant at the time of her death and her well-pre-
served skeleton was found in a local cave. Many of the finds here come from the Palaeo-
lithic burial ground, now the
Parco Archeologico e Naturale di Arignano
(
MUSEUM
0831 30 39 73)
, which
can be visited by appointment.
Activities
The surrounding countryside is perfect for cycling.
Ciclovagando
ers approximately 20km and departs daily from various towns in the district, including
Ostuni and Brindisi. For an extra €15 you can sample typical Apulian foods on the tour.
CYCLING
Festivals & Events
La Cavalcata
Ostuni's annual feast day is held on 26 August, when processions of horsemen dressed in
glittering red-and-white uniforms (resembling Indian grooms on their way to be wed) fol-
low the statue of Sant'Oronzo around town.
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