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Mario Desiati born in Locorotondo on the 13 May 1977.
He grew up in Martina Franca taking care of political news and sport news on local journals.
After the graduation in law taken in Bari in 2000 he worked in a law office and published essays on civil liability.
He has written poems, anthologies, essays and novels.
His works are translated in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Korean.

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Rossella Brescia born in Martina Franca on the 20 August 1971.
She is a dancer, a TV presenter, a Radio presenter, an actress and a teacher of Italian dance.

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Agriculture and breeding are really important for the economy of Martina Franca.
But, the most important and developed  sector in Martina Franca, is textile manufacturing.

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"Martina" in onor of San Martino, the patron of the city.
"Franca" for the privilege given to his inhabitants.

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According to the most famous sources, Martina was founded by Filippo D'Angiò in the fourth century.
During the fifteen century Martina became an Aragonese feud and in the sixteen century it became duchy of Caracciolo, that in the second half of the seventeen century, with the help of Petracone V provided for the construction of the Palazzo Ducale.
In the 1646 the inhabitants
of Martina, captained by a by a smith know as "Capo di Ferro"(Iron Boss), they rebelled to the duchy of Caracciolo;
The family of Caracciolo kept the feud up to 1827, year of the extinction of the house.
In 1799, during republican movements, the city took up liberals ideas, until 1861, year of the unity of Italy.

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Martina is a small town in my opinion.
Objectively, the points to visit in Martina are all concentrated in the same zone, so you can visit the whole town on foot.
But there are  some buses which you can use to move  inside the city.
There is just a train station, which you can use to go to the near towns like Locorotondo and to bigger cities like Bari  and Taranto.
Another way to move out of Martina is the bus.
The nearest airports are in Bari and Brindisi.

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Martina is a city with A LOT of churches.
But they're less important.
Worth of notice:
-Church of  San Domenico(built in the same period of San Martino)
-more(click here)

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The Basilica of San Martino was built in the second half of the eighteen century on the initiative of Isidoro Chirulli (archpriest).
It's an example of the Barocco of Martina Franca.
It stands out for the majestically facade:
on the center of this facade, there is San Martino(The patron of the city) which is dividing his mantle with a beggar.
In the inside, worth of notice are the major altar in polychrome marble of 1773 of neapolitan school.
It hosts the relics of Santa Comasia(co-patron).

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The Palazzo Ducale is the main office of the political administration of Martina Franca.
It's a very important building in Martina Franca, not just for the fact of the administration but also because it's a very beautiful place to visit, in particular, in the inside, for the frescoes on the walls and on the ceiling.
Fun fact: The balcony is a single piece of marble, one of the longest one-piece-balconies in entire Europe.

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The city's coat of arms of Martina Franca is formed by a white horse running in a green meadow.
On the top, there are 5 towers, which were the old perimeter of Martina Franca(today seen as the historic center).