Reservas Turismo Rural a Margherita Di Savoia: Agriturismo Giardino Degli Ulivi

The accommodations are located in the peaceful and quaint area of the olive grove. The rooms are situated in two villas, and each villa offers twelve accommodations.
All the rooms are traditionally furnished according to a bucolic style and feature air conditioning, heating, refrigerator and patio.

CASTEL DEL MONTE : When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the layout and the perfectly regular shape. A unique piece of medieval military architecture, Castel del Monte is a successful blend of elements from classical antiquity, the Islamic Orient and north European Cistercian Gothic.
CASTELLO DI BARLETTA :
castle of Barletta, which, facing the sea and constructed of white stone, provides a superb view of the blue of the Adriatic. Its underground vaults have a scenic grandeur that will leave you amazed.
Not far from the castle rises the Cathedral, which is particularly interesting because within the few meters that separate the main portal and the transept, you may observe in the form of the arches, the architectural transformation of the Middle Ages. The arches were indeed constructed at different times, and the original Romanesque design of the arches was later replaced with the Gothic style.Our region, for more than two hundred years, was traversed by throngs of crusaders who disembarked from here directly for the East.The port of Barletta, together with all the other Apulian ports, became an important point of departure for reaching the Holy Land by sea. Surviving from that time are hospices for the pilgrims, shelters, establishments of the hospitaler orders, and some churches.
CASTELLO SVEVO DI TRANI :
41 Km. down the SS. 16 North of Bari we get to Trani, an elegant provincial town and administrative centre until 1808. In front of the famous seafront cathedral looms the Swabian castle in Piazzale Manfredi, built by Frederick II in 1233 and fortified in 1249 by Stefano di Romualdo of Bari (as can be seen from the seafront inscription).
In 1259 the wedding of Frederick's son, Manfredi, took place - it is thought - in the donjon with the angular towers and sea curtains. The current appearance of the castle bears the scars of several alterations which have disfigured its original appearance.
CASTELLO SVEVO DI BARI : Il nucleo originario del castello di Bari risale all’epoca normanna-sveva ed è da identificare con l’attuale cinta quadrangolare interna munita di torri angolari ed intermedie. Nel corso della distruzione di Bari avvenuta nel 1156 ad opera di Guglielmo il Malo anche il castello, fondato dagli stessi Normanni, subì notevoli danni; intorno al 1233 Federico II lo restauro, valorizzandone l’aspetto residenziale e rappresentativo attraverso la realizzazione – tra l’altro – di un portale monumentale e di un portico lungo il perimetro del cortile interno. Al centro dell’archivolto scolpito del portale campeggia l’aquila imperiale che stringe fra gli artigli una presa.
DOMUS FEDERICIANA DI GRAVINA: Lontano dagli scenari di guerra e dalle immediate esigenze di difesa, Federico II di Svevia ritagliò per sé alcuni spazi personali, vere e proprie isole destinate all’ozio e alla distensione, erigendo dimore residenziali che del castello portavano il nome e l’appartenenza, nascondendo invece comodità e confort degne di una reggia. Un ruolo fondamentale importanza era svolto dal paesaggio, che doveva essere ameno, boscoso, ricco di acque per fondersi armoniosamente con la vocazione della domus solaciorun dell’imperatore.
ITINERARI RELIGIOSI
Puglia is a region of faith and myths. The legends, the traditions, the superstitions, are still alive among these people who are bewildered by the picturesque and mysterious scenery of the Gargano, of the Apennines Mountaines, of the Murge, and of the enchanting Umbria Forest. The people living in these small villages, in the mountain regions, from the solitude of these places were inspired to create fantasies, to invent names of animals and mysterious characters who possess a magical strength. These legends and traditions, created by the inhabitants of this region, took roots in their lives, in the wilderness, which later on was superposed by the Christian faith, therefore changing all these legendary names into Archaengels and Saints. The Premontory is rich in Sanctuaries and Monasteries: at San Marco in Lamis, at Monte Sant'Angelo, at San Giovanni Rotondo. From the Convent of Saint Mathew to San Marco in Lamis, the pilgrims would gather themselves on the old route leading to San Severo, in order to worship the Grotta (where Jesus Christ was born) and the image of the Archaengel Michele on the mountain of Sant'Angelo. During the Middle Ages, as a matter of fact, the Basilica of San Michele, was the destination for all the pilgrims: on this place many famous Popes and Saints have kneeled to his Grace: San Francesco D'Assisi - the mark that the Seraphic (angel), left having posed his cheek against the stone, which is still being shown to all the tourists; and also many other saints like Santa Caterina Da Siena, and San Tommaso D'Aquino. A little bit further down you find San Giovanni Rotondo (at 600 meters on the sea level) where still lingers the great spirit of Father Pio of Pietrelcina, and of the pilgrimages. The new Saint of Gargano - writes Giovanni Bronzini in his essay on " the land and the people of Puglia " - who have inherited the attributes and the power of the previous Garganic personalities, " who was loved and feared as Saint Michele ". Even now crowds of pilgrims and of tourists coming from all regions of Italy and from all over the world, come to San Giovanni Rotondo, to pray to His Tomb on the Krypton of the Sanctuary of Saint Mary Delle Grazie, and to beg the Lord to cure them of all spiritual and physical evils. A famous gift pertaining to the Christian charity of these people, in the region of Puglia, is their hospitality, gratified by Father Pio and named by him the house of Suffering and of Comfort, which was joined then by the humble convent of the Cappuccini Fathers. This place now is a Hospital donnated with the most modern sanitary equipments. San Giovanni Rotonto, placed on the peak of Gargano, is an ideal place to spend, in spiritual serenity, a healthy vacation, far away from the frenetic daily life. In the summer time it is easy to get to the beach on the Garganic Riviera, since it is placed at a short distance. The mountain air, coming from the forests close by, in pure, fresh and aromatic; it helps restore your senses, damaged by the city pollution, in a peaceful and natural way. Behind the monastery, on the cliffs of Monte Castellano, you find the monumental Via Crucis, which is adorned by shrines, made out of solid granite, which cherish bronze statues representing the Fourteen " stations ", having been sculpted by a famous artist, Francesco Messina.