Ruffano
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Main sights
- Mother church of Natività della Beata Maria Vergine (1706–1713)
- Church of Madonna del Carmine, built in the 16th century above a Byzantine cave church from the 12th century
- Castello Brancaccio, a castle overlooking the town (1626)
- Crucifix Crypt, near the boundary with Casarano
- Grotta della Trinità ("Trinity Grotto"), used since Neolithic times. Starting from the 9th century, it housed a community of hermit monks and in the 11th century, it was turned into a religious place, as testified by remains of Byzantine frescoes.
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