Agriturismo Giardino degli Ulivi Margherita Di Savoia - Farm Holidays Barletta-Andria-Trani Puglia

Location: Countryside, Near train station, Near airport, Near highway, Near the sea

Services: Bar, Restaurant, Parking, Swimming pool, Facilities for disabled, Pets allowed, Internet services, Concession with Private Beach, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Garden, Amusement park for children, Bicycle hire, Fax/Photocopying, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Rooms/facilities for disabled

Our grounds consist of three areas:
• Our restaurant
• Our accommodations area in the centre of the groves
• The sporting area

Sporting Area
In the Sporting Area there is the possibility to play sports in a very relaxing and healthy environment with a large and a small wading pool, soccer fields suitable for match with ten or sixteen players, illuminated with lights at night for soccer matches and tournaments. Also in the pool area we have organized swimming, aqua gym and scuba diving classes. Here you can enjoy the atmosphere of peace that inspire the love for Mother Nature and for the pleasure of little things

The restaurant is located in the center of the olive groves and we have a very spacious dining room overlooking one of the nicest castle of Italy. From the restraint we have beautiful and uninterrupted view of local landscape and surrounding groves. We also have small dining rooms which are decorated in the Italian traditions where you can enjoy typical dishes from our region.

Places to visit:

CASTEL DEL MONTE : When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the layout and the perfectly regular shape. A unique piece of medieval military architecture, Castel del Monte is a successful blend of elements from classical antiquity, the Islamic Orient and north European Cistercian Gothic.

CASTELLO DI BARLETTA :

castle of Barletta, which, facing the sea and constructed of white stone, provides a superb view of the blue of the Adriatic. Its underground vaults have a scenic grandeur that will leave you amazed.

Not far from the castle rises the Cathedral, which is particularly interesting because within the few meters that separate the main portal and the transept, you may observe in the form of the arches, the architectural transformation of the Middle Ages. The arches were indeed constructed at different times, and the original Romanesque design of the arches was later replaced with the Gothic style.Our region, for more than two hundred years, was traversed by throngs of crusaders who disembarked from here directly for the East.The port of Barletta, together with all the other Apulian ports, became an important point of departure for reaching the Holy Land by sea. Surviving from that time are hospices for the pilgrims, shelters, establishments of the hospitaler orders, and some churches.

CASTELLO SVEVO DI TRANI :

41 Km. down the SS. 16 North of Bari we get to Trani, an elegant provincial town and administrative centre until 1808. In front of the famous seafront cathedral looms the Swabian castle in Piazzale Manfredi, built by Frederick II in 1233 and fortified in 1249 by Stefano di Romualdo of Bari (as can be seen from the seafront inscription).
In 1259 the wedding of Frederick's son, Manfredi, took place - it is thought - in the donjon with the angular towers and sea curtains. The current appearance of the castle bears the scars of several alterations which have disfigured its original appearance.

CASTELLO SVEVO DI BARI : Il nucleo originario del castello di Bari risale all’epoca normanna-sveva ed è da identificare con l’attuale cinta quadrangolare interna munita di torri angolari ed intermedie. Nel corso della distruzione di Bari avvenuta nel 1156 ad opera di Guglielmo il Malo anche il castello, fondato dagli stessi Normanni, subì notevoli danni; intorno al 1233 Federico II lo restauro, valorizzandone l’aspetto residenziale e rappresentativo attraverso la realizzazione – tra l’altro – di un portale monumentale e di un portico lungo il perimetro del cortile interno. Al centro dell’archivolto scolpito del portale campeggia l’aquila imperiale che stringe fra gli artigli una presa.

DOMUS FEDERICIANA DI GRAVINA: Lontano dagli scenari di guerra e dalle immediate esigenze di difesa, Federico II di Svevia ritagliò per sé alcuni spazi personali, vere e proprie isole destinate all’ozio e alla distensione, erigendo dimore residenziali che del castello portavano il nome e l’appartenenza, nascondendo invece comodità e confort degne di una reggia. Un ruolo fondamentale importanza era svolto dal paesaggio, che doveva essere ameno, boscoso, ricco di acque per fondersi armoniosamente con la vocazione della domus solaciorun dell’imperatore.

The Agriturismo is not far from the road S.S. 16 BIS that link the costal areas of Adriatic to the Salento area.

By Car:

Autostrada A14 and A16 exit Canosa di Puglia follow the signs for S.S. 16 BIS direction Margherita di Savoia, enter in the city centre, take the S.P. 61 to Trinitapoli, 2 kms on the left you will find our farm house.

By Train :

At Barletta Train Station transfer to Trinitapoli.

By Plane:

The Airport Bari Palese is far 50 kms