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Le
Gravine
GRAVINE
(RAVINES)
Our territory originated about 150 million years
ago, when the movements of the earth's crust caused
a subsidence of the sea basin creating Apulia.
Enormous amounts of water flowed from Murge Plateau
towards the sea. The water eroded, modelled, dismantled
the solid limestone, it penetrated into the rock's
cracks,forming underground rivers which eroded
deeply. |
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(Gravina)
Apulia |
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The
water flowed carrying pebbles and stones
which were thrown against the rocky walls,
breaking them and leaving deep hollows.
Once back to surface, water deposited those
sediments which originated the so-called
"tuff", i.e. soft calcareous rocks.
That crack was gradually widened by collapses
due to earthquakes and by wind, sun and
frost erosion, thus becoming a "ravine".
The origin of ravines dates back to 60 million
years ago.
In the wide and dry rocky bank of Murge
Plateau the ravines are real natural oasis:
in fact, especially in spring streams flowing
from Murge Plateau form small fresh water
lakes and little torrents flowing throughout
the gorge up to the coast. |
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Beach
hotels |
the most beautiful beaches
of Italy in the best hotels |
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