아라데오‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪7‬개의 천연기념물

Access to the Fossil Park by reservation

The monolith was found by Carlo Piccinni in 1962 inside the property of the same name. Currently the Menhir is protected by a flowerbed in a privately owned villa.

Rediscovered in the 1960s lying on the ground, it was repositioned upright in the 1970s, at the direction of the Taranto Cultural Heritage Office, by the landowner. Today, meticulously maintained on private property, it is visited by school groups and interested groups. While it isn't directly visible from the road, the owners of the residence were very helpful and kind in granting me access to the property, telling me a few anecdotes, and allowing me to approach the menhir.

Inserted in the Pietre del Salento collection komoot.com/it-it/collection/2431081/-pietre-del-salento?ref=undefined - Lustrelle quarry, abandoned and redeveloped quarry (unique in Salento) for educational purposes by the owners in the Cutrofiano fiefdom and which contains information of inestimable value about our past, preserved, coincidentally, between and within the stones of Salento. Better not to look for fossils so as not to disturb or worse ruin the research work and of those who regenerated this place with effort and passion.

Approx. *year 1650

Today's News (02 Sep 2022): They are resuming excavations in search of traces of the Neanderthals.

Caves known for the discovery of the famous statuettes (now kept in the national archaeological museum of Taranto) but less known about the exact position of the same. The truth is that, although the enhancement interventions of the archaeological site are visible but have been poorly maintained over the years, little has been done to make known the periods and times in which you can go to visit the excavations. http://www.salogentis.it/2012/03/17/la-grotta-delle-veneri-di-parabita/

It is the most suggestive tree species of all the Salento flora, belonging to the fagaceae family, such as the chestnut and the beech, which recall some characteristics, such as the considerable size. The Quercia Vallonea di Corigliano in fact, is about 15 meters high and has a crown of 20 meters in diameter, set majestically within a small park which is home, among other things, to numerous events related to the Grika culture. The entry of this tree species, which comes from the Middle East and can only be admired in the Salento area, dates back to the year one thousand and in the local dialect its name becomes valani, which in Greek means "acorn". The ancient tree is characterized precisely by large acorns, surmounted by a dome rich in tannin, a chemical substance used in the past for tanning and making leather, a very common activity in Salento. It is one of the few surviving specimens in the area.