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Polignano a Mare (Italian: [poliɲˈɲaːno a mˈmaːre]; Barese: Peghegnéne [pəɡəɲˈɲeːnə]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy, located on the Adriatic Sea. The local economy mostly depends on tourism, agriculture and fishing.
Apulia (/ ə ˈ p uː l i ə / ə-POO-lee-ə), also known by its Italian name Puglia (Italian:), [3] [a] is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 ...
Castel del Monte seen from above. Castel del Monte is situated on a small hill close to the monastery of Santa Maria del Monte, at an altitude of 540 metres (1,770 ft). [6] ...
Location of Apulia (Puglia) within Italy Provinces of ApuliaThe following is a list of the municipalities of Apulia, Italy.[1]There are 258 municipalities in Apulia (as of January 2019):
A trapezophore (table stand), part of the Ascoli Satriano marble set, found in a 4th-century B.C. Daunian tomb, preserved in the Civic Museum of Ascoli Satriano. The culture of Apulia (Italian: Puglia), the region that constitutes the extreme southeast of the Italian peninsula, has had, since ancient times, mixed influences from the West and the East, due to its strategic position near the ...
The Tremiti Islands (Italian: Isole Tremiti, Italian pronunciation: [ˈiːzole ˈtrɛːmiti]), also literarily known as Isole Diomedee ("Diomedean Islands", from Greek Διομήδεες Diomédees), are an archipelago in the Adriatic Sea, north of the Gargano Peninsula.
Gioia del Colle (pronounced [ˈdʒɔːja del ˈkɔlle]; Barese: Sciò) is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy.The town is located on the Murge plateau at 360 metres (1,180 ft) above sea level, between the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
The Regional Council of Apulia (Consiglio Regionale della Puglia) is the legislative assembly of Apulia. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.