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Cassano delle Murge is known as the "forest city" due to its proximity to the Mercadante Forest, an important regional forest area spanning over 1,300 hectares and popular for hiking and outdoor activities. The town boasts a medieval historic center centered around the ancient mother church of Santa Maria Assunta.

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Built around the first half of the seventeenth century, the Church of San Rocco is one of the oldest places of worship in the historic centre of the city of Cassano delle Murge . Home to the Confraternity of San Rocco since 1867, it has a cuspidate façade. Its exterior is completed by a beautiful portal surmounted by a niche with an adjoining curvilinear frame, which enclosed, before the theft, a stone statue of San Rocco. In the upper part of the façade there is a cornice flanked by a heart-shaped perforated window and a bell gable. The interior of the Church of San Rocco has a single nave, with three arches on both the left and right sides, where medallions depicting the life of San Rocco are placed. The marble altar is noteworthy, on the upper part of which is placed the wooden statue of San Rocco covered by a red cloak. The decorations inside the church are wonderful, completed by a painting depicting flights of angels.

The Marchesale Miani Perotti Palace is a baroque building in the center of the town of Cassano Murge. Reachable on foot from every part of the town, it represents the symbol of local culture. Inside the palace, in fact, it is possible to visit an art gallery and a municipal library, as well as having the opportunity to attend musical events and conferences in some of the rooms.

Church of Santa Maria Assunta (pictured) History of Cassano delle Murge Hundreds of stone artifacts, paintings, various objects found in the caves around the town tell us about prehistoric settlements. The recent discovery of a menhir, dating back to 2500–2000 BC., confirms the antiquity of the human presence in these districts. The origins of Cassano seem to date back to the Roman Age, as confirmed by many archaeological finding, such as the recent discovery of a precious 5th century mosaic floor. The name Cassano appears for the first time in a document dating back to the beginning of the 14th century. The toponym derives from the Latin term “Cassius” to which the specification “delle Murge” was added in 1863, in reference to the geographical context in which the town stands. The history of the town reflects that of the entire regional territory which, after a long period of stagnation in the early Middle Ages, saw a recovery under the Normans and the Swabians.

Small square and church.

Imposing old Norman castle complex, now a museum.

The main church of Cassano delle Murge, which dominates the square in front with its simple and beautiful white façade.