Rock village of Gravina di Puglia. Puglia. Italy - Image Details
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Rock village of Gravina di Puglia. Puglia. Italy

The main point of interest in Gravina in Puglia is the canyon of the gravine with the rock churches and the ancient cave dwellings, but there is also the more recent architecture of the historic center which is accessed by crossing the Aqueduct BridgeGravina in Puglia owes the meaning of the geological term "gravina", or cracks similar to canyons or ravines that characterize the karst cavities of the territory, such as the Gravina di Botromagno and the Pulicchio di Gravina.Dug into the limestone rock, the canyon of the gravine was formed over the millennia thanks to the action of the watercourses that, by digging into the territory, gave shape to the large inlets that form the gravine.

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