Both will be held on the day of Wednesday January 23 2019 The events are part of the program celebrating the 81st anniversary of the discovery of the Castellana Caves, a karst complex that, even after 2018, remains one of Puglia's main tourist attractions.
La Castellana Caves srl, Under the patronage of Municipality of Castellana Grotte, in fact, organized a double event to celebrate this important anniversary, to take stock of the 2018 activities (the year of the 80th anniversary celebrations, opened last January by the visit of the President of the Republic, Hon. Sergio Mattarella) and to define the guidelines for the 2019 financial year.
Wednesday, January 23rd will open at 11 hours of Grave of the Castellana Caves with the Santa Mass The service will be officiated by the Bishop of the Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli, His Excellency Giuseppe Favale. As per tradition, regional and local institutions and authorities will be present, along with a representative of the school children of Castellana Grotte.
A follow celebratory descent From the mouth of the Grave, curated by the Puglia Grotte Group, to relive, 81 years later, the exploratory undertaking of Professor Franco Anelli on the morning of January 23, 1938.
On the evening of Wednesday 23 January, however, at 18 hours of Ceremonial Hall of the Municipality of Castellana Grotte, Will host the public conference with speeches from the institutions and the Board of Directors of Grotte di Castellana srl. The mayor of Castellana Grotte will be present. Francesco De Ruvo, the Tourism Councillor of the Municipality of Castellana Grotte John Philomena and the Board of Directors of Grotte di Castellana srl (president Victor Casulli, vice president Francesco Manghisi, councilor Maria Lacasella).
