Tag: Passion

• Olive Oil: It’s in their blood

  

  The once quite Puglian countryside, is now alive with the satisfying sounds of olives dropping to the ground (albeit with a little help!) and the sound of tractors up and down the lanes, transporting olives to the press, as the olive harvest season is well underway. This time of year I often remember, with fondness, […]

  Valerie Knott

  23/11/2015

  Culture and Traditions

  Culture, EVOO, extra virgin olive oil, Italian Culture, Italy, olive oil, Olive trees, olives, Passion, Puglia, Salento, Traditions, wereareinpuglia

• 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

  Ama Rezza, art, events, Festivals, Italian blogs, Italian Culture, Italy, La Locanda di Nonna Mena, Passion, Pizzica, Puglia, Rezza, Rezze, San Vito Dei Normanni, Southern Italy, Traditions