Tag: Festivals

• Day of the Dead

  

  We’ve all heard of Halloween and the scary stories surrounding this day which takes place on 31st October. Kids (and some adults!) dress-up in fancy dress costumes, go trick-or-treating, carve lanterns out of pumpkins and traditional placed them outside their front door, to ward-off evil spirits. However, Halloween derived from the Catholic celebration which honours all […]

  Valerie Knott

  31/10/2017

  Culture and Traditions, Uncategorized

  All Saints Day, Autunm, autunm festivals, Catholic celebration, Cemetery, Day of the dead, festas, Festivals, Halloween, Public holidays, Puglia, Religious days, Resting places, Salento, San Vito Dei Normanni

• Summer time in Puglia: Ferragosto

  

  Mid August in Puglia, the population swells as hordes of Northern Italians descend south for their summer holidays. Add all the other holiday makers from other countries into the mix and the once quiet, sleepy towns here, come alive and are buzzing with that summer holiday vibe. The young free and single guys and girls, […]

  Valerie Knott

  18/08/2016

  Culture and Traditions

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• Rezzica di San Vito Dei Normanni

  

  The Dardagna Theatrical Warehouse invites you to discover the ancient traditions of the historial centre of San Vito dei Normanni. The Rezzica annual event is symbolic to San Vito Dei Normanni, with its colourful exhibitions, traditional ancient exorcisms of the tarantula which is expressed through music and dancing, and of course delcious street food. The […]

  Valerie Knott

  13/08/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events

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• Ceglie Messapica Global Food Festival: 8-9 August 2015

  From classic Mediterranean to the refinements of the kyotese table and everything in between, this year’s food festival in Ceglie Messapica will take you on a journey around the world! Street food from Korea, passing through Africa, Latin America, Indian Ocean, and of course Puglia! Traditionally this event showcases Puglian cusine but with tourism growing […]

  Valerie Knott

  08/08/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

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• Puglian Pleasures by Night: What to do?

  With a record breaking heat wave hitting Puglia and daily temperatures soaring towards 40°C, you’d think the nightlife here would be realtively quite, with people seeking refuge from the heat and staying at home with the aircon on. But you’d be wrong! The place comes alive at night and there’s something for every generation. Young […]

  Valerie Knott

  04/08/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events

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• Divingusto: Wine, Food and Wellness Festival

  June 26th – 28th 2015, Masseria Mangiato – Martina Franca (Taranto – Italy) There’s a region in Italy where local wine and food has stood the test of time, and tradition and culture thrive. Set in the South, Puglia is a region whereby people feel passionate about their land, food and of course wine! Divingusto […]

  Valerie Knott

  23/06/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

  art, Blog, Culture traditions, Divingusto, Expats in Italy, Festivals, food, Italian blogs, Italian Passion, Italy, Local food, Martina Franca, Masseria Mangiato, Puglia, Puglian food and wine, wine, Yoga

• Negroamaro Wine Festival Brindisi: 05-09 June 2015

  Year on year, the Negroamaro wine festival surpasses the previous year, and this year is no exception! It’s certainly my favourite event of the year! Set over 20,000sqm in the historic City of Brindisi, the streets are lined with wine tasting stations, street food and various live music and dancing. As you meander through the […]

  Valerie Knott

  18/05/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

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• Le Rezze of San Vito Dei Normanni, Puglia.

  The day had arrived, I finally found my dream home in Southern Italy! Full of excitement I decided to explore the town and the community that I had just bought into. Meandering through the streets of San Vito Dei Normanni in the province of Brindisi, Puglia, my first impression was, ‘Where is everyone’? It was […]

  Valerie Knott

  22/03/2015

  Cities, Culture and Traditions

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