What is Locorotondo known for?

Locorotondo is the round white town on the Itria valley ridge at 410 meters, with cummerse roofs the rest of Puglia does not have.

Where is Locorotondo?

Locorotondo is a comune in the province of Bari, in Apulia.

When is the best time to visit Locorotondo?

Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 31 degrees, and March the wettest, with about 11 rain days.

Is there a sagra or a festival in Locorotondo?

The town keeps its patron saint's day: San Rocco, 15 August.

Which other towns are like Locorotondo?

Cisternino, Alberobello and Castellana Grotte.

Apulia · Bari

Locorotondo

The round white town on the Itria valley ridge, with cummerse roofs the rest of Puglia does not have.

Known for

CUMMERSE
Whitewashed houses with double-pitch limestone-slab roofs, an architectural type unique to Locorotondo's centro storico.
VALLE D'ITRIA BALCONY
Terrace town at 410 meters looking south over the trulli countryside toward Alberobello, Cisternino and Martina Franca.
LOCOROTONDO DOC
White DOC wine from Verdeca and Bianco d'Alessano, made still or sparkling, from 1,650 hectares around the town.
MOZZARELLA DI GIOIA DEL COLLE
The commune lies inside the Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle DOP production zone.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

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F13°
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Best
Hot or crowded
Quiet
Mostly closed

Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.

The festa: San Rocco, 15 August

Why come

Locorotondo sits on a natural terrace, the high edge of the Valle d'Itria looking south over the trulli countryside between Alberobello, Cisternino and Martina Franca. The name means round place: the centro storico is a perfect circle of whitewashed houses, and the architecture is unique to this town. The cummerse are stone houses with steep pitched roofs covered in two thin layers of limestone slabs, a profile that exists nowhere else in Puglia.

The streets between them run in concentric arcs and are narrow enough to lose the sun by mid-afternoon. Both the Borghi più belli d'Italia and the Touring Club's Bandiera Arancione recognize the place. The town also makes a white DOC wine from Verdeca and Bianco d'Alessano grapes, grown on 1,650 hectares of vineyards across the surrounding plateau, plus a Città dell'Olio membership for the oil that comes off the same hills.

The Sunday letter

We haven’t written Locorotondo’s letter yet.

One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.

How to get there

From Bari / Brindisi (BRI), about 1h 8m by car.

Naples / Salerno (NAP) is about 4 hours away.

By car from the centre of Bari 56 minutes, Lecce 1h 20m or Salerno 4 hours.

There is a railway station in the comune, so you can arrive without a car.

Coming from Bari?

Coming by train into Taranto? Locorotondo is about 44 minutes away by road.

Every town within reach of Bari / Brindisi airport.

What to see

Centro storico
Circular old town of whitewashed cummerse, an architectural type with double-pitch limestone-slab roofs found only here.
Villa Garibaldi
Public garden on the ridge with the widest panoramic view over the Itria valley and its trulli countryside.
Chiesa Madre di San Giorgio
Eighteenth-century parish church on the highest point of the historic center, with a neoclassical façade and a tall central nave.
Locorotondo DOC vineyards
1,650 hectares of Verdeca and Bianco d'Alessano on the plateau around the town, the source of the local white DOC wine.

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Living here

Population 13,930
In-betweeni
Pharmacy in town
High school within a 30-minute drive
Train station in the comune
Nearest airport Bari / Brindisi, 1 h 8 min drive
Regional capital Bari, 56 min drive

Common questions

What is Locorotondo known for?: Locorotondo is the round white town on the Itria valley ridge at 410 meters, with cummerse roofs the rest of Puglia does not have.
Where is Locorotondo?: Locorotondo is a comune in the province of Bari, in Apulia.
What is the nearest airport to Locorotondo?: Bari / Brindisi (BRI), about 1h 8m by car.
Can you get to Locorotondo without a car?: Yes. There is a railway station in the comune, so you can arrive by train.
How long is the drive from Bari to Locorotondo?: About 56 minutes by car.
When is the best time to visit Locorotondo?: Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 31 degrees, and March the wettest, with about 11 rain days.
Is there a sagra or a festival in Locorotondo?: The town keeps its patron saint's day: San Rocco, 15 August.
Which other towns are like Locorotondo?: Cisternino, Alberobello and Castellana Grotte.
How many people live in Locorotondo?: 13,930 at the 2023 count.

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The numbers

Elevation: 410 m
Population: 13,930
Surface area: 48.19 km²

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