Nel sole, nel mare e nei sapori della Puglia

VALLE D’ITRIA

La Valle d'Itria si estende tra le province di Bari, Taranto e Brindisi e coincide con la parte inferiore dell'altopiano delle Murge. Sulla valle d'Itria, la valle dei trulli per antonomasia, si affacciano le cittadine di Martina Franca, Locorotondo, Alberobello, Cisternino e Ceglie Messapica. Inoltre, sono presenti numerosi vigneti da cui si ricava un vino bianco di ottima qualità: il Locorotondo DOC.
Merita una visita Martina Franca (a circa 50 km), elegante cittadina situata a 431 m. di altezza sul livello del mare, che domina l'incantevole Valle d'Itria. La maggiore attrattiva della città è senza dubbio costituita dal caratteristico centro storico, splendido esempio di arte barocca, che con le sue stradine, i suoi bianchi vicoli, i palazzi signorili e le maestose e monumentali chiese.

The Valle d'Itria extends between the provinces of Bari, Taranto and Brindisi and coincides with the lower part of the Murge plateau. The towns of Martina Franca, Locorotondo, Alberobello, Cisternino and Ceglie Messapica overlook the Itria valley, the valley of the trulli par excellence. In addition, there are numerous vineyards from which an excellent quality white wine is obtained: Locorotondo DOC.

Martina Franca (about 50 km), an elegant town located at 431 m is worth a visit. above sea level, overlooking the enchanting Itria Valley. The main attraction of the city is undoubtedly the characteristic historical center, a splendid example of Baroque art, which with its narrow streets, its white alleys, the elegant palaces and the majestic and monumental churches.

The Valle d'Itria extends between the provinces of Bari, Taranto and Brindisi and coincides with the lower part of the Murge plateau. The towns of Martina Franca, Locorotondo, Alberobello, Cisternino and Ceglie Messapica overlook the Itria valley, the valley of the trulli par excellence. In addition, there are numerous vineyards from which an excellent quality white wine is obtained: Locorotondo DOC.
Martina Franca (about 50 km), an elegant town located at 431 m is worth a visit. above sea level, overlooking the enchanting Itria Valley. The main attraction of the city is undoubtedly the characteristic historical center, a splendid example of Baroque art, which with its narrow streets, its white alleys, the elegant palaces and the majestic and monumental churches.


 
 

 

TARANTO

Taranto è un comune italiano di 195 024 abitanti, capoluogo dell'omonima provincia, in Puglia, situato sull'estremità nord occidentale della regione storico-geografica denominata Salento, nonché sull'estremità orientale della zona costiera denominata Arco ionico tarantino.

Fu fondata dagli Spartani nell'VIII secolo a.C. col nome di Taras. La città, grazie alla sua posizione strategica al centro dell'omonimo golfo, alla fertilità del suo territorio e al commercio, divenne la più importante Polis della Magna Grecia e una tra le città di maggior rilievo in tutto il mondo antico, affermandosi come un fiorente centro culturale, economico e militare, che diede i natali a intellettuali del calibro di ArchitaAristossenoLivio AndronicoLeonida ed Eraclide di Taranto nonché ad atleti le cui gesta divennero leggendarie in tutto il mondo greco, come Icco e il cosiddetto Atleta di Taranto. All'apice del suo sviluppo, raggiunse l'egemonia sulle altre colonie greche del Sud Italia e venne scelta come sede della lega italiota. Fu l'ultima città magnogreca a cadere in seguito all'espansione di Roma, non prima di aver ingaggiato con essa le cosiddette guerre pirriche, un conflitto durato 5 anni. Pur sconfitta, continuò a esercitare una grandissima influenza culturale sul resto dell'Italia meridionale e sulla stessa Roma, entrando a far parte dell'immaginario collettivo del tempo come luogo contraddistinto da opulenza e da ingenti bellezze naturali, celebrate da Orazio e numerosi altri autori.

Nel periodo normanno, divenne capitale del Principato di Taranto, che durante i suoi 377 anni di storia arrivò a comprendere la quasi totalità del Salento.

Taranto dà il nome alla specie Lycosa tarantula (ragno lupo), un tempo molto comune nelle campagne locali, cui si devono i termini tarantella e tarantismo, nonché la parola tarantola, usata oggi per indicare i noti ragni della famiglia Theraphosidae.

È soprannominata la Città dei due mari, per la sua peculiare posizione a cavallo di mar Grande e mar Piccolo. Nel primo, nei pressi delle Isole Cheradi, antistanti la città, vive e prospera una storica popolazione di delfini e altri cetacei; nel secondo è praticata da secoli e in larga scala la mitilicoltura, i cui prodotti sono noti a livello mondiale per la loro unicità.

La città è sede dell'Arsenale marittimo della Marina Militare, dell'Ancelor-Mittal, uno tra i maggiori complessi industriali d'Europa per la produzione dell'acciaio, e del Museo archeologico nazionale MArTA, che è tra i musei più importanti d'Italia.

Taranto is an Italian town of 195 024 inhabitants, the capital of the province of the same name, in ugliaPuglia, located on the north western end of the historical-geographical region called Salento, as well as on the eastern end of the coastal area called Taronic Ionic Arch.

It was founded by the Spartans in the eighth century BC. with the name of Taras. The city, thanks to its strategic position in the center of the homonymous gulf, the fertility of its territory and trade, became the most important Polis of Magna Grecia and one of the most important cities in the whole ancient world, establishing itself as a thriving cultural, economic and military center, which gave birth to intellectuals of the caliber of Archita, Aristosseno, Livio Andronico, Leonida and Eraclide of Taranto as well as to athletes whose deeds became legendary throughout the Greek world, such as Icco and the so-called Athlete of Taranto . At the height of its development, it reached hegemony over the other Greek colonies of Southern Italy and was chosen as the seat of the Italian league. It was the last Magna Graecia city to fall following the expansion of Rome, not before having engaged with it the so-called pirical wars, a conflict that lasted 5 years. Although defeated, it continued to exercise a great cultural influence on the rest of southern Italy and on Rome itself, becoming part of the collective imagination of the time as a place characterized by opulence and huge natural beauties, celebrated by Horace and numerous other authors.

During the Norman period, it became the capital of the Principality of Taranto, which during its 377 years of history came to understand almost all of Salento.

Taranto gives its name to the species Lycosa tarantula (wolf spider), once very common in the local countryside, to which the terms tarantella and tarantism are owed, as well as the word tarantula, used today to indicate the well-known spiders of the Theraphosidae family.

It is nicknamed the City of the two seas, for its peculiar position straddling the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo. In the first, near the Cheradi Islands, in front of the city, a historical population of dolphins and other cetaceans lives and thrives; in the second, mussel farming has been practiced for centuries and on a large scale, whose products are known worldwide for their uniqueness.

The city is home to the Maritime Arsenal of the Navy, the Ancelor-Mittal, one of the largest industrial complexes in Europe for the production of steel, and the National Archaeological Museum MArTA, which is among the most important museums in Italy.

 

Taranto is an Italian town of 195 024 inhabitants, the capital of the province of the same name, in ugliaPuglia, located on the north western end of the historical-geographical region called Salento, as well as on the eastern end of the coastal area called Taronic Ionic Arch.
 
It was founded by the Spartans in the eighth century BC. with the name of Taras. The city, thanks to its strategic position in the center of the homonymous gulf, the fertility of its territory and trade, became the most important Polis of Magna Grecia and one of the most important cities in the whole ancient world, establishing itself as a thriving cultural, economic and military center, which gave birth to intellectuals of the caliber of Archita, Aristosseno, Livio Andronico, Leonida and Eraclide of Taranto as well as to athletes whose deeds became legendary throughout the Greek world, such as Icco and the so-called Athlete of Taranto . At the height of its development, it reached hegemony over the other Greek colonies of Southern Italy and was chosen as the seat of the Italian league. It was the last Magna Graecia city to fall following the expansion of Rome, not before having engaged with it the so-called pirical wars, a conflict that lasted 5 years. Although defeated, it continued to exercise a great cultural influence on the rest of southern Italy and on Rome itself, becoming part of the collective imagination of the time as a place characterized by opulence and huge natural beauties, celebrated by Horace and numerous other authors.
 
During the Norman period, it became the capital of the Principality of Taranto, which during its 377 years of history came to understand almost all of Salento.
 
Taranto gives its name to the species Lycosa tarantula (wolf spider), once very common in the local countryside, to which the terms tarantella and tarantism are owed, as well as the word tarantula, used today to indicate the well-known spiders of the Theraphosidae family.
 
It is nicknamed the City of the two seas, for its peculiar position straddling the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo. In the first, near the Cheradi Islands, in front of the city, a historical population of dolphins and other cetaceans lives and thrives; in the second, mussel farming has been practiced for centuries and on a large scale, whose products are known worldwide for their uniqueness.
 
The city is home to the Maritime Arsenal of the Navy, the Ancelor-Mittal, one of the largest industrial complexes in Europe for the production of steel, and the National Archaeological Museum MArTA, which is among the most important museums in Italy.

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Questa foto di Taranto è offerta da TripAdvisor. Il Castello - The castle

 

mATERA

 

Secondo un recente sondaggio svolto dal Sole 24 Ore, Matera si classifica oggi come una delle città con la migliore qualità di vita in Italia ma anche con il più basso tasso di criminalità del Paese. Matera è oggi un perfetto mix di cultura e divertimento e quindi un ottimo posto per vivere. Ci si muove comodamente a piedi dappertutto, il carattere della gente è ospitale e concreto, e il costo della vita è piuttosto contenuto rispetto alle grandi città. Tagliata fuori dalle strade di grande viabilità e non ancora dotata di una Ferrovie dello Stato (le stazioni più vicine sono a Ferrandina, Bari o Metaponto). Il risvolto positivo potrebbe essere un turismo più mirato che si è definito nel corso degli anni cometurismo culturale e non di massa.
Nota con gli appellativi di "Città dei Sassi" e "Città Sotterranea", è conosciuta in tutto il mondo per gli storici rioni Sassi, che ne fanno una delle città ancora abitate più antiche al mondo.
Sassi sono stati riconosciuti il 9 dicembre 1993, nell'assemblea di Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO, primo sito dell'Italia meridionale a ricevere tale riconoscimento, e una grande pubblicità dovuta alla realizzazione del film The Passion di Mel Gibson, viene finalmente inserita in tutte le guide turistiche internazionali. Di recente inoltre sono state molto migliorate le strade di accesso alla città, i parcheggi per pullman turisticie ed in generale le strutture per l'ospitalità sono ormai adatte a soddisfare tutti i tipi di turisti, dai campeggiatori a coloro che cercano un hotel di lusso. Numerosi eventi culturali e interessantissime mostre di arte periodiche sono un'attrazione costante in uno scenario incantevole che aggiunge valore a qulsiasi manifestazione artistica.

According to a recent survey carried out by the Sole 24 Ore, Matera is today classified as one of the cities with the best quality of life in Italy but also with the lowest crime rate in the country. Matera is today a perfect mix of culture and fun and therefore a great place to live. You can comfortably walk everywhere, the character of the people is hospitable and concrete, and the cost of living is rather low compared to the big cities. Cut off from high traffic roads and not yet equipped with a state railway (the closest stations are in Ferrandina, Bari or Metaponto). The positive side could be a more targeted tourism that has defined itself over the years as cultural and non-mass tourism.
Known with the names of "Città dei Sassi" and "Città Sotterranea", it is known all over the world for the historic Sassi districts, which make it one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
The Sassi were recognized on December 9, 1993, in the assembly of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first site in southern Italy to receive this recognition, and great publicity due to the making of the film The Passion by Mel Gibson, is finally included in all international tourist guides. Furthermore, the access roads to the city have recently been much improved, the parking spaces for tourist coaches and in general the hospitality facilities are now suitable to satisfy all types of tourists, from campers to those looking for a luxury hotel. Numerous cultural events and interesting periodic art exhibitions are a constant attraction in an enchanting setting that adds value to any artistic event.
 
In 1663 it was separated from the province of Terra d'Otranto, of which it had been part for centuries, to become, until 1806, the capital of the then province of Basilicata in the Kingdom of Naples. During this period the city experienced an important economic, commercial and cultural growth. Matera was the first city in the south to rise in arms against Nazism and this is one of the cities decorated for military valor for the war of liberation, having been awarded the silver medal for military valor in 1966 and among the cities decorated for the civil valor having been awarded in 2016 the gold medal for civil valor.
 
On November 21, 1954, Civitas Mariae was proclaimed by municipal resolution; Pope John Paul II visited it on April 27, 1991, calling it the city of the Visitation and the Magnificat.
 
On 17 October 2014 she was designated, together with Plovdiv (Bulgarian city), European capital of culture in 2019.

Nel 1663 fu separata dalla provincia di Terra d'Otranto, di cui aveva fatto parte per secoli, per divenire, fino al 1806, capoluogo dell'allora provincia di Basilicata nel Regno di Napoli. Durante questo periodo la città conobbe un'importante crescita economica, commerciale e culturale. Matera è stata la prima città del meridione a insorgere in armi contro il nazifascismo ed è per questo tra le città decorate al valor militare per la guerra di liberazione essendo stata insignita nel 1966 della medaglia d'argento al valor militare e tra le città decorate al valor civile essendo stata insignita nel 2016 della medaglia d'oro al valor civile.

Il 21 novembre 1954 è stata proclamata, con delibera comunale, Civitas MariaePapa Giovanni Paolo II la visitò il 27 aprile 1991, definendola città della Visitazione e del Magnificat.

Il 17 ottobre 2014 è stata designata, insieme a Plovdiv (città bulgara), capitale europea della cultura nel 2019.

According to a recent survey carried out by the Sole 24 Ore, Matera is today classified as one of the cities with the best quality of life in Italy but also with the lowest crime rate in the country. Matera is today a perfect mix of culture and fun and therefore a great place to live. You can comfortably walk everywhere, the character of the people is hospitable and concrete, and the cost of living is rather low compared to the big cities. Cut off from high traffic roads and not yet equipped with a state railway (the closest stations are in Ferrandina, Bari or Metaponto). The positive side could be a more targeted tourism that has defined itself over the years as cultural and non-mass tourism.

Known with the names of "Città dei Sassi" and "Città Sotterranea", it is known all over the world for the historic Sassi districts, which make it one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.

The Sassi were recognized on December 9, 1993, in the assembly of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first site in southern Italy to receive this recognition, and great publicity due to the making of the film The Passion by Mel Gibson, is finally included in all international tourist guides. Furthermore, the access roads to the city have recently been much improved, the parking spaces for tourist coaches and in general the hospitality facilities are now suitable to satisfy all types of tourists, from campers to those looking for a luxury hotel. Numerous cultural events and interesting periodic art exhibitions are a constant attraction in an enchanting setting that adds value to any artistic event.

In 1663 it was separated from the province of Terra d'Otranto, of which it had been part for centuries, to become, until 1806, the capital of the then province of Basilicata in the Kingdom of Naples. During this period the city experienced an important economic, commercial and cultural growth. Matera was the first city in the south to rise in arms against Nazism and this is one of the cities decorated for military valor for the war of liberation, having been awarded the silver medal for military valor in 1966 and among the cities decorated for the civil valor having been awarded in 2016 the gold medal for civil valor.

On November 21, 1954, Civitas Mariae was proclaimed by municipal resolution; Pope John Paul II visited it on April 27, 1991, calling it the city of the Visitation and the Magnificat.

On 17 October 2014 she was designated, together with Plovdiv (Bulgarian city), European capital of culture in 2019.

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