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The architecture of Ostuni is a living catalog of design spanning centuries and styles. Structures like Cathedral tell stories that words alone cannot — the materials, the proportions, the craft behind each facade. Look closer and you'll find surprises like Museo di Civilta Preclassiche — the kind of detail that only rewards those on foot.
The 'White City' of Puglia — a dazzling hill town of lime-washed buildings cascading down to olive groves and the Adriatic.
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided architecture tour route in Ostuni. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Cathedral — a 15th-century Gothic cathedral with an ornate rose window at the summit of the old town, plus hidden gems like Museo di Civilta Preclassiche — a museum housing Delia, a 25,000-year-old skeleton of a pregnant woman found nearby and Ostuni olive groves — some of the oldest olive trees in Italy, with specimens over 1,000 years old.
Use this page as a starting point for a Ostuni walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Ostuni. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
Visitors come to Ostuni for architecture and photography, but buildings like Cathedral tell their own story through materials, height, and the relationship to the street. Walking with an architecture lens means looking up more often and noticing what most people miss. Unexpected finds like Museo di Civilta Preclassiche prove that the best details are often above eye level.
The old town is steep with many stairs. Enter from Piazza della Liberta and wind your way up to the cathedral at the top.
April through June and September through October. The Adriatic beaches below the town are best from June to September.
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