Category: Culture and Traditions
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Alberobello Light Festival
This is a must see this Christmas. Alberobello like you’ve never seen before. This beautiful City of Trulli has been chosen by UNESCO to be the first City in the World to be illuminated in colour, as they announced that 2015 will be the International Year of Light. Alberobello is embracing this event, which is […]
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Father Christmas travels on a Vespa! Really?!?
This is one event not to miss! Babbo Natale or Father Christmas as he’s known to me, travelling in style, on a Vespa, through the streets of San Vito Dei Normanni, Puglia. How cool is that! But not just 1 Father Christmas, lots! Only in Italy would you get to experience this. This event is […]
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Pizzica
A long standing traditional folk dance in the Puglian region is the Pizzica. Its origins are believed to be derived from the Tarantella dance which was performed by people who had been bitten by a deadly tarantula. It is believed that the poison sent people into a hysterical dance, and that sweating it out by […]
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Let’s Dance!
Dancing seems to be very popular here, everyone from knee high to a grass hopper to the oldest man/woman in the town loves to dance. I think the Italian people have such a passion for it, and it is catching. I recently joined a Salsa group and although I haven’t done it for… Um, 10 […]
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American Art comes to Brindisi – Andy Warhol
A great opportunity to see a small selection of art from the famous American artist, Andy Warhol at the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna, Brindisi. The exhibition opens Friday 5th December and for 2 days only ‘Nervegna Art & Wine‘ will be on hand to make your viewing pleasure that much more fun! You’ll be able to sample […]