MurGeopark UNESCO Global Geopark

UNESCO Global Geopark, inscribed 2025, in Italy. Explore the Bauxite Mines of Murgetta Rossa in Spinazzola, where red earth deposits rich in iron and aluminium oxides colour the karst landscape—once a key site for mineral extraction and now restored as a national geosite. Follow the “From Belvedere to Belvedere” ecotourism itinerary through Alta Murgia’s most scenic geological sites, from rock churches and caves to panoramic limestone quarries and the hidden Castle of Garagnone. Discover Alta Murgia’s rich biodiversity, with over 1,500 spontaneous plant species—including endemic orchids, fairy flax, and cardoncello mushrooms—thriving in its unique steppe habitat shaped by deep karst aquifers.