Oria is a town of around 15,000 people in the province of Brindisi in Puglia. It is one of the principal Messapian cities located about 7.4 miles from the ancient town of Manduria, which still shows its Messapian walls and is famous for the production of the wine called Primitivo di Manduria, made from the same grape as we know in America as Zinfandel.

The Messapians inhabited the Salento in classical antiquity. You can find out more about them and the archaeology of the territory in the archaeology museum in Oria. The Museum is open from Monday to Saturday 9:00-13:00 and by appointment on Sundays and holidays. You’ll find it in the historical center of Oria, in the 18th century, Baroque Palazzo Martini.