unmissable because Discover the traditions, places of culture, the production of traditional bread and the history of the Pallone di Gravina ideal for Friends, couples, seniors, small groups, families, gourmets The toponym "Gravina" comes from the ravines, cracks in the earth's crust similar to canyons. On the motto reported on the city banner there is a curious paretymology: it says "Grana dat et vina" (transl. "Offers wheat and wine"), attributed to the city by Frederick II of Swabia, who loved this city so much that he defined it " garden of delights. "In fact, he had a castle built on the spot, of which some ruins that can be visited remain, which had the function of hosting him and his men, before and after the hunting trips carried out in the Murgian territory. The guide will illustrate the monuments, historic buildings, churches, ancient ovens, gastronomic traditions, visit the artisan cheese factory producing Pallone di Gravina, an ancient Slow Food cheese.