POI data

General information
Chiesa della Madonna della Grotta
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple,Monastery,Cemetery, crypt, funerary monument
Catholic
no
The church consists of a natural cave, which is accessed through a long staircase that begins over the perimeter wall, the only evidence of a church which was left unfinished, which secures access. In the cave, in front of a low natural tunnel, there is an altar of the eighteenth century, built around an older fresco depicts the Virgin Mary. According to legend, the image was discovered by a shepherd in a cave, in which burned a lamp
Location
contrada Serinelli
Castellana Grotte
70013
Italy
Puglia
40.8763
17.1745
300.96
Contact
Archdiocese of Bari
ITALIAN BISHOPS 'CONFERENCE CEI - Puglia
Additional information
Average
Unscheduled visit
Average
Medium
International
Average
Cultural tourism,Holiday tourism,Nature-based tourism,Wine and gastronomy tourism
cultural attraction,Religious attraction