Massafra
Taranto · Italy
A town in Apulia's Taranto province with a compact centre of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Massafra sits at the foot of the Murgia tarantina and falls within the Terra delle Gravine regional natural park. The surrounding area contains cave-dwelling settlements from the rupestrian civilisation, and the coast holds the Stornara nature reserve. The town is also known for its carnival, and the wider Apulia region is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites.
- Population30,875
- Nearest water0.9 km
- Nearest mountain4.0 km
- UNESCO within 50 km9