Quercia di San Luca di Motta Montecorvino
Motta Montecorvino offers us the most unusual of the monuments of the Monti Dauni: a centuries-old oak located in the city center.
The place
The oak of San Luca, is located in Via Roma, near the municipal fountain. It is a majestic roverella ten meters high and with a trunk of about five meters in circumference.
The name of the tree is connected to the history of the village and local traditions: under it in fact gathered who, in group and often on foot, On 18 October from Motta he reached the nearby Volturara Appula to attend the historic fair dedicated to San Luca and established according to tradition by Frederick II. Always under the oak of San Luca those who stayed in the village gathered on the evening of 18 waiting for the return of the family.
Location
Via Roma, Motta Montecorvino
Motta Montecorvino
From the top of a gentle hill surrounded by the Monti Dauni, Motta Montecorvino offers a spectacular view of Mount Sambuco.
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