M A N D U R I A
Cantine Pliniana
Since ancient times, Manduria and its territory have been favored locations for human settlements, to the extent that they constitute a kind of palimpsest where one can read the history of a people and their traditions. Manduria was among the most interesting and powerful cities of the Messapian Dodecapolis. From this period, exceptional monuments such as the megalithic walls and numerous tombs are still visible, along with Pliny's spring and the church of San Pietro Mandurino, which make up the Archaeological Park, an essential stop for the cultured traveler and scholar since the 19th century.
After the dark centuries of barbarian invasions, the city was reborn, and churches and palaces punctuate its history. The Mother Church with its beautiful sixteenth-century portal and the stern facade embellished by a splendid rose window, the sixteenth-century Giannuzzi Cornioli Palace, the eighteenth-century Imperial Palace, and the numerous sumptuous residences of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are like milestones in a development that makes Manduria an important center in the province of Taranto and throughout Salento.
