Locorotondo is a municipality (comune) in the Province of Bari, Italy. The city is famous for its wines and for its round historical center by which it takes its name which means "Round place". Locorotondo is one of the most beautiful towns in the province of Bari. Located in south-east murgia it is deep in the famous Itria Valley, dotted with white trulli. Of particularly important artistic and cultural interest are the Cathedral Church of "St. George the Martyr", the church of "San Rocco", the Romanesque church of "Our Lady of Greece". The beauty of the historic centre is also represented by a labirinth of white alleys, jealously guarded by their inhabitants. The houses and with the unusual pitched roofs called "cummerse", a feature typical of the historical centre of Locorotondo. The Locorotondo countryside has an abundance of trulli dwellings which were built around a communal area called "jazzile".
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