Alta Murgia National Park

Parco nazionale dell'Alta Murgia
An old trullo house in the national park
Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′ 24 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 12 ″  E
Location:	Apulia , Italy
Next city:	Altamura
Surface:	680.33 km²
Founding:	2004
Address:	Via Firenze, 10 70024 Gravina in Puglia (BA)

The Alta Murgia National Park ( Italian Parco nazionale dell'Alta Murgia ) is one of 24 national parks in Italy and extends over an area of ​​around 680 km² in the Italian metropolitan city of Bari .

It got its name from the Murgia , a rocky limestone plateau in which it lies.

Web links

Commons : Alta Murgia National Park  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.parcoaltamurgia.gov.it - homepage
• parks.it - Parco nazionale dell'Alta Murgia (de, it, en)
• World Database on Protected Areas - Alta Murgia National Park (English)