Located one meter and half underneath the ground, Grotta del Trullo offers to the visitors a great natural scenery.
The cave is deep about 20 metres, it extends for 60 metres and presents very ancient concretions: stalactites coming down from the rocky roof, stalagmites rising from the pavement, calcareous veils hanging from the top and they are so big to seem like a curtain, a drapery…
Stalactites and stalagmites are joined together to create an unique column, produced by the continuous drip of water and the slow buildup of calcium carbonate particles.
Along the underground path you can admire an extraordinary variety of colours, from reddish in the upper part of the grotto, which is caused by residual iron oxide and bauxite, to ochre, pink and then white in the lower area, where the calcium becomes pure.
Grotta del Trullo, also known as Cave of Putignano, has been casually discovered in the 1931, it was opened 4 years later in the presence of the Prince of Piedmont Umberto II di Savoia and became the first tourist site in Puglia.
The name comes from the trullo-shaped construction which was realized at the entrance of the caves to welcome tourists and it is well placed in the surrounding landscape of the Murgia dei Trulli.
Grotta del Trullo is situated just a few kilometers from the city of Putignano, in province of Bari, and it can be visited all over the year.
viaggieitinerari... in Puglia by Valeria Dicarlo 