Salento: beyond the Baroque
When you think of Salento, going beyond the classic definition "lu mare, lu sole e lu ventu" (the sea, the sun and the wind), the mind immediately goes to view the bold volutes of...
Putignano to live – 1st part
How can we talk about Putignano without telling about its Carnival which keeps most of the citizenship busy for almost eight months a year? For the people of Putignano, Carnival is a serious matter.
The...
Putignano, a village to discover
Once upon a time there was a village. Indeed there is still. The ancient heart of the village of Putignano is always there with its elliptical plan that can be seen perfectly from above....
Otranto to live
If the ancient village of Otranto, a town that was Messapic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Norman, Swabian, Angevin and Aragonese, oozes history from every stone, returning by right among the Borghi più belli d'Italia,...
Otranto, tip of the east
Otranto is the village where you witness the first sunrise in Italy. Here the sun rises from the sea and the show is renewed on time every day. Speaking of show in Otranto comes...
Ostuni to live
To fully enjoy the village of Ostuni nothing better than starting from a walk on Viale Oronzo Quaranta, at the foot of the white walls and the Aragonese towers and then go through the...
Among the rolling hills of the Monti Dauni
The Monti Dauni are revealed with modesty, rolling reliefs on which there are enchanting villages to be discovered. Beautiful in every season, this land gives its best in spring, when it welcomes the traveler...
In Ostuni between the olive trees and the sea
We have already dedicated two posts to that part of the Apulian territory that we have called the "golden triangle" (https://www.cittameridiane.it/en/golden-triangle-part-one/ - https://www.cittameridiane.it/en/golden-triangle-part-two/) and that is located between Monopoli, Fasano and Ostuni.
The third side of...
San Nicandro Garganico: a delivery – part two
From San Nicandro Garganico there are not far the shores of Lesina Lake, where the river Lauro enters the lagoon. Through a short rudimentary pier that can hardly be seen among the vegetation on...
San Nicandro Garganico: a discovery – part one
Gargano is a land where nature is committed to creating strong contrasts. And in the area included in the territory of San Nicandro Garganico, this is even more evident. There are peaks that crown...