Towards the end of the 5th century AD when the Roman Empire came under attack from the Goths and other Germanic tribes attacking Rome, the open plains were no longer safe. And it was then that people sought refuge in the relatively safer ravines. The soft, limestone bedrock made it easy to cut into the sides of the ravines to create places to live that were easier to protect against the Goths to begin with, but also the Saracens later.

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1. Picnic Area – Steam Locomotive loop from Palagianello

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2. Picnic Area – View of Palagianello loop from Palagianello

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Location: Palagianello, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

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Rupestrian Settlement of Palagianello

1. Picnic Area – Steam Locomotive loop from Palagianello

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