First founded by an indigenous tribe some 600 years before Christ, Ostuni's long and varied history saw it pass from the Romans to the Ostrogoths, from the Lombards to the Saracens, from the Byzantines to the Normans, from the Hohenstaufen to the Angevins and from the Aragonese to the Bourbons.
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Historically, the town has changed hands many times: it has been ruled by the Aragonese, Angevins, Swabians, Normans, Byzantines, Longobards, Spanish and ...
Established by the Messapii during the 1st century, the town was destroyed by the Punic Carthaginian general Hannibal and later rebuilt by the Greeks. The ...
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A stroll through history, architecture and archeology. Ostuni has become a favourite destination for many travellers. The sea in the resort of Rosa Marina can ...