Mercadante Theater – Altamura

In the aftermath of the death of musician Saverio Mercadante, which took place in Naples on 17 December 1870, the city of Altamura decided to build a new theater to honor the memory of its illustrious fellow citizen.

Dinosaurs Quarry – Pontrelli Quarry, Altamura

In Pontrelli, near Altamura, about thirty thousand dinosaur footprints were discovered in an area of ​​twelve thousand square meters in 1999.