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The "Torre del marchese Arcamone" is a fortified two-storey farmhouse whose last phase is certainly from the modern age, which has on the ground floor rooms for stables, warehouses and an oil mill. But what is its history and why is the district called this way? In 1399 the king of Naples, Louis, ceded the barony of Bitetto together with the fief of Ceglie and Bari, for having fought bravely in a war near Taranto, to Marcello Arcamone. Since 1382, during the reign of Charles III, he had come to Puglia with his brother Lionello, who had been given the Lordship of Ceglie. The Arcamone family lived in Bitetto for a long time. In 1407 Pope Martin V transferred Bishop the son of Marcello, Carlo Arcamone, from his seat in Venafro to Bitetto. The farm had many changes of ownership and in 1806, already belonging to the Noja family of Mola, it was confiscated for the abolition of the feudal regime.

Special landscape. There was little going on and pleasantly quiet.

The Pulo di Altamura is the largest karst sinkhole in Alta Murgia, located 6 km north of Altamura, in Puglia. This natural formation has a diameter exceeding 500 meters and a depth between 70 and 75 metres. The site was inhabited in prehistoric times, and is full of caves, some of which contained traces of ancient human and religious settlements. Pulo is also a habitat for various unique plant and animal species.

Splendid rural building near the Columbus cave, accessible along a path located at the beginning of the main street.

The Torre del Marchese is an ancient farmhouse with an ancient history. Even today it represents one of the most important oil mills where the niches with the press for pressing the olives are still visible.

The Arcamones lived for a long time in Bitetto. In 1407 Pope Martin V transferred Bishop Carlo Arcamone to Bitetto from the seat of Venafro. Son of Marcello, former lord of Bitetto, Msgr. CARLO was a prelate of great zeal and Christian piety. During his stay in Bittese he obtained from Pope Eugene IV that a community of Franciscans be established here who erected a convent not far from the town, in a place called Gallicella.

the farm had many changes of ownership and in 1806, already belonging to the Noja di Mola family, it was confiscated for the abolition of the feudal regime.

The Grotta del Colombo, like many other caves in the surrounding area, was born thanks to the karst phenomena that affect the area. In ancient times they were a place of refuge for prehistoric men.