english

  • Hotel Villa Al Rifugio

    Hotel Villa Al Rifugio

    Quality 4 Stars Hotel Accommodation Restaurant Weddings and Events Cava de Tirreni Amalfi Coast Salerno Campania Italy

  • Hotel Terme Capasso Contursi Terme

    Hotel Terme Capasso Contursi Terme

    Quality 4 Stars Hotel Wellness Accommodation Beauty Center Thermal Swimming Pool SPA Contursi Terme Salerno Campania Italy

  • Palazzo Don Salvatore Amalfi

    Palazzo Don Salvatore Amalfi

    Quality Luxury Bed and Breakfast Accommodation, Charming Resort in Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Salerno, Campania, Italy

  • Amalfi Transfer Tour

    Amalfi Transfer Tour

    Amalfi Coast Transfers and Excursions, Lemon Tour, Exclusive Tour and transfer to Train Station and Naples and Rome Airport, Amalficoast...

  • Villa Sant'Alfonso Apartments Amalfi Coast

    Villa Sant'Alfonso Apartments Amalfi Coast

    Charming Villa Aparments Accommodation Neapolitan Riviera Scala Amalficoast Ravello Amalfi Salerno Campania Italy

you are here: Home Apulia Jonian Coast and Taranto Murgia Massafra

Stay

Visit a locality browsing the menu on the left. In each Italy area you can then choose the best touristical structures we are proposing.

More About

Here you can find info and tips about the area you are visiting.

Print this page Send to a friend by e-mail

Massafra

Description

Massafra is a small town with a high density of population and its territory is situated between the sea and the Murgia of Taranto. The town centre, at 110 metres above sea level, extends around two clefts, "San Marco" on one side and the "Madonna della Scala" on the other. The clefts are large crevasses mined in the chalky rocks. Similar are the ploughshares, throughout the area with less steeps sides and are the natural continue of the clefts.
The massafrese territory embraces part of the Ionian seaside in the area where the rivers Tara and Pantemisco reach the sea. The clefts, similar to other ones in the area, hosted inhabitants since the Neolithic Ages and there are many traces. The rocky settlements, numerous in the area, have origins from the Prehistoric to the late Middle ages. The most important is the sanctuary of the Madonna della Scala.
To visit: the Castle of Massafra that is situated in the town centre and it faces over the cleft of Saint Marco. The first proved evidence of its existence can be traced in 970 but its actual exterior is dated to the refurbishments applied under the Norman (Angiono) and Spanish (Aragonese) dominions.
Massafra is famous for its Carneval event with an important parade of characters of papier mache. The Carneval of Massafrese can be considered second in the region, only to the more famous event of Putignano.

Map

This town web page has been visited 23,026 times.

Choose language

italiano

english