In South Italy, tourists enjoy visiting the coast of the Adriatic Sea. This is the location of a miraculously beautiful city called Ostuni. Quite often, you can hear tourists use another name for this settlement – Italy’s White City. This name is not random. Almost all buildings in Ostuni are painted in white and look like they merge to create one giant construction. That being said, this is not the only peculiarity that makes Ostuni so interesting to visit. The city has managed to keep its medieval architecture. Together with beautiful beaches and nearby olive groves, local sights add a special charm and make a vacation in this Italian city truly unforgettable. The Messapians, who settled here in the 7th century BC, were the first residents in the area. They also built the first roads on top of the hill. The archaeological excavations proved that Ostuni was a developed settlement already in the antiquity period. The Romans captured the town in the 3rd century BC. We have almost no information about that period in the history of Ostuni. Only ruins of ancient Roman villas remind of those long-gone times. When the Roman Empire ceased to exist, the Visigoths claimed this territory, but soon the Lombards replaced them. The latter failed to remain in Ostuni for a long time, and the Saracens became the new rulers. During the Byzantine period, the first diocese was established in Ostuni. At the edge of the 11th and 12th centuries, the Normans captured the city. This is
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