Contrada Bandiera, Ginosa

The cluster is in the western part of the province of Taranto, in the inland Murgia that drops toward the Ionian side. The Gravina di Ginosa is the main landscape feature within the area: a deep limestone ravine cut into the plateau, with rock churches and the abandoned rupestrian quarters on its sides. This is part of the ravine country of the Terra delle Gravine regional park. Toward Marina di Ginosa the land opens into the coastal plain with pinewoods and cultivated fields. The nearest larger town is Matera, which has a major historic centre of cave dwellings and services; Taranto is the other main city for services. The area is known for ravines, rupestrian settlements, and citrus and farmed land on the plain.