Tag: Summer
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10 Things that indicate summer has arrived in Puglia!
The locals switch from big black puffer jackets to shorts and T-shirts over night. 2. You need to switch on the air-conditioning. 3. The first cicada starts to sing it’s summer mating song. 4.The locals place their wooden or plastic chairs on the pavement outside their homes and spend the evenings, legs akimbo chatting to…
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Pizzica in the Piazza: 22nd September 2016
Come and join us for a fabulous evening at Corso Vittorio Veneto, San Michele Salentino for ‘Pizzica in the Piazza’ from 9pm onwards. Summer is drawing to an end but we’re not letting it go just yet! Let’s festeggiare insieme!!! Watch the ‘Senature’ Pizzica group perform live in the small piazza outside Corso Vittorio Veneto, vineria…
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Vox Popvli Restaurant, Céglie Messápica
Situated on the outskirts of the historical centre of Cèglie Messàpica, this beautiful restaurant is the perfect place to dine throughout the year. Inside, the star vaulted ceilings are not only beautiful to look at but also create the perfect acoustic sound for those special evenings when there are live music performances! Keep tuned to…
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Land and Sea Evening Market: Torre Guaceto 9-11 August 2015
This Market is in collaboration with the Slowfood movement which promotes biodiversity and sustainable eating. Encouraging producers and local business to grow, fish and eat locally sourced produce. The market is a meeting place where local producers offer their quality products direct to consumers, and promotes sustainable methods of production that are kind to the…
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Everything but the kitchen sink!
Summer is in full swing here to in Puglia and temperatures are rising towards 40°C, humidity is also on the rise and I’m melting! So, there is only one thing for it, the beach! Or ‘al mare’ as the Italians say. Spoilt for choice, between the Ionian and the Adriatic coastline, my decision is usually…
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The Sound of Summer: Cicadas
Summer is officially here! And I’m not just talking about the fact that today is the Summer Solstice but rather that the Cicadas have finally woken up from their secret underground life, having spent 17 years below ground, they have risen up from the depths to breathe a new life. Their chorus seems to be…
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Lido Bianco Beach Parrrrty!
Summer, summer, summertime, Time to sit back and unwind! (….sung in the style of Will Smith!) Lido Bianco Beach opens the summer season in style! Join them for the grand opening party Tuesday 2nd June! Dust off your bikinis and trunks, bring your sun tan lotion, towels, and of course, your shades! There will be…
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Spritz Time!
Spring is in the air, the big black puffer jackets that the Italians seem to favour, are off, and there is a sense that summer isn’t far away now. So, time for an afternoon Spritz! What better way to relax, take in the warm spring air, than with a refreshing, vibrant Aperol Spritz and some…
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