Ruvo Di Puglia

Ruvo di Puglia is a city and comune of 25,457 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bari in Apulia. It is a art city of Apulia, and a Apuli…
Ruvo di Puglia is a city and comune of 25,457 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bari in Apulia. It is a art city of Apulia, and a Apulian tourist destination. Part of the Alta Murgia national park, which contains its own operational office, it is home to the Jatta National Archaeological Museum, known for its many Hellenistic period pieces including the Vase of Talos, a community symbol. It is also home to the Municipal Art Gallery of Contemporary Art, named after Domenico Cantatore, a ruvestine expressionist and cubist painter. His artwork is kept there. Additionally, the city houses the Book Museum at Palazzo Caputi, where volumes of medieval and renaissance poetry originates from. It is also the third largest municipality in the Metropolitan City of Bari. It is an olive oil and wine producer city, and an important industrial research center of the Apulian region.
  • Country: Italy
  • Region: Apulia
  • Elevation: 240 m (790 ft)
  • Metropolitan city: Bari (BA)
  • Frazioni: Calendano
  • Demonym: Ruvesi (Italian) Ruvestines
  • Time zone: UTC+1 (CET)

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