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Martina Franca, or just Martina (Martinese: Marténe), is a town and municipality in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population (2016) of 49,086. Since 1975, the town has hosted the annual summer opera festival, the Festival della Valle d'Itria.
Martina Franca donkey. The Martina Franca donkey, Italian: Asino di Martina Franca, is a breed of donkey from Puglia in southern Italy. [3] [4] It is the largest Italian donkey breed, and was famous for its qualities in the production of mules. It is particularly associated with the comune of Martina Franca from which it takes its name, but the ...
- Italy
- Asino di Martina Franca
- Male: 135 cm, Female: 127 cm
- FAO: endangered
Church of San Martino, Martina Franca, Italy. Martina Franca, town, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southeastern Italy. It has numerous Baroque buildings, such as the Church of San Martino, the Corte palace, and particularly the civic centre, a former ducal palace (1669). In 1529, during the war against the Holy Roman emperor Charles V, the town ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Martina Franca is a town in the province of Taranto, with about 47,000 inhabitants, famous for its Baroque architecture. Its territory develops on the hills on the border between Taranto and Brindisi, 400 meters above sea level. Martina Franca is historically known as an agricultural, industrial and commercial centre. Martina Franca Puglia
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Martina Franca is a charming baroque town a few kilometers from Alberobello and is the largest town in the Itria Valley (the Trulli Valley). Here you will find it in many civil and religious buildings whose style has taken different characteristics from the other variations of this artistic and architectural current, so much that we can speak of Martinese baroque.
Martina Franca is located in Puglia or Apuglia, a southern Italian region that sits in the heel of Italy’s boot. More specifically Martina is located in the Valle d’Itria just south of Locorotondo, north of Taranto but also near Cisternino, Ceglie Messapica, Alberobello and Ostuni. Martina Franca is also a short drive away from larger ...
