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Apulia (Italy), a land of a thousand faces, never the same!

A mosaic of sand and rock, mountain rich of vegetation and wheat fields, orchards and olive groves as far as the eye could see, rocky hills, calm lakes and underground cavities, marked, shaped and changed by man, who  over the centuries has made it fertile and opulent - without leaving empty spaces - a land which is likely to perennial thirst, erecting dolmens and menhirs, castles and cathedrals, abbeys and shrines, museums and palaces, villas and farms, towers and Trulli.

Today, those who choose Apulia (Italy)  will find all this and much more, because Apulia is a land of art, culture, colors, traditions and tastes for all seasons...
 

Fasano - Province of Brindisi

Cosa fare a Fasano

The city

Fasano is a municipality in the Apulian province of Brindisi Puglia placed in the center of an imaginary triangle that has on each corner  three capital cities: Bari, Taranto and Brindisi, its located in a flat area, characterized by  numerous olive trees.

The town takes its name from Faso, the ancient name for a big white pigeon, today represented at the center of the coat of arms. It used to drink at the fogge, open swamps and wells  where streams coming from the hills flew.

Fasano is now an agricultural centre (among the major crops are olives and turnips so called "Tradiva di Fasano”), and also a craftsman and commercial centre, one among the most prosperous of the province. But Fasano is also an important tourist destination thanks to the Safari Zoo- Fasanolandia, a place of entertainment, which attracts tourists who usually spend their  holidays in Puglia, the city is close  to the sea on one side and to the Selva on the other.


 
 
 
 

What to see

The Minaret, is among the major attractions of the area, it was built in the heart of the Selva in 1918, with its characteristic balcony from which , in the morning, you hear a typical  song of the muezzin who preaches the  Koran.

Very characteristic is the Historic Centre (Old Town), called in the local dialect  U'mbracchie , a word whose origin comes from the Latin word umbraculum which means shadow, because it has  narrow streets made of white limestone that does not allow the sun to penetrate, creating a pleasant coolness in summer. The old town features also, the Church Matrice di San Giovanni Battista, the Church of Sant’Antonio, delle Anime Purganti (Souls in Purgatory) and many other places of  religious nature with an artistic and architectural heritage.

Impressive to the eye is Torrione delle Fogge, gateway  east of the city's ancient city walls.
Among the archaeological sites, the Dolmen Montalbano, a funeral testimony known as Tavola dei Paladini (Table of the Paladins)  probably dating back to the Bronze Age, and the National Archaeological Park of Egnatia, an ancient apulian town where today there are very few remains, originally inhabited by  the Messapi and Paucezi.

Among the main attractions placed around the city, you can find the Safari Zoo- Fasanolandia, the largest wildlife park in Italy and among the largest in Europe, with its amusement park and the thermal resort  of Terme di Torre Canne, one of the best equipped and particularly appreciated resorts for the therapeutic properties of its waters.



 
 
 
 
 

Events

• Third Sunday of June – The” Scamiciata”, historical commemoration of the victory over the Turks and Feast in  honor of the patron saints, Madonna del Pozzo and San Giovanni Battista.



 
 
 
 
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