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Lupoli Manor: some facts |
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The Manor is located on the eastern
hillside of Crispiano, at 234 meters above sea level. North of the Manor, the Murge hill with its Mediterranean
vegetation rises up to 399 meters above sea level. A typical landscape “tarantina” of endless beauty. The estate’s olive trees are more
than a century old. Some of them appear even in records of the year 1733. Most olive trees
are of the olearola type. Of them all, the “Barone” (the Baron) is the most
important, imposing and majestic tree. Lupoli Manor is property of the
Perrone family since 1913. Until 1986 the estate was larger than some towns
of the Taranto Province. Still today, Lupoli Manor conserves a
well documented cultural heritage that allows deep in-sights into the history
of the land it rises on. Above all, the buildings of Lupoli Manor (which
remained unaltered over many centuries) reflect the different époques it has
witnessed: the ancient medieval tower, the 16th century chapel, the stable and
the peasants’ dorm built during the 17th century and, finally, the
gentry’s chambers finished towards the end of WW I. |
