“Carnevale (Carnival). It’s a widespread tradition in Italy that usually brings Venice to mind, but in Puglia—my home region—its symbol is Putignano, a town just 25 minutes from Bari.”
“…the Pugliese see themselves as ambassadors of their way of living.”
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“To truly understand the cultural landscape in Puglia, one must envision countless small provincial entities, each taking turns to speak and striving to exist, survive, and make an impact, be it through an exhibition, a festival, or an inclusion project.”
“Ceramics are slowly becoming fashionable again, but in a non-traditional way… it’s exciting to see how international artisans who come here for residencies and festivals are reinterpreting these traditions in new ways through their work…”
“For those of you who are drawn to the spooky and the scary, this Fascist-era ghost town in Salento is a must.”
“In recent years, the city has been working hard to break away from the narrative that sees it as a dangerous place, home to petty crime, neglect, and decay. And what better way than by devoting itself to art?”
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“…it’s one collective summertime experience, on repeat year after year, and, for us Pugliese, it’s distinctly Adriatic or Ionian.”
“But the biggest win came in Beverly Hills in 1959 at the first Grammy Awards, when ‘Nel blu dipinto di blu’, and therefore Domenico Modugno, took home the first ever Grammys for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year–that’s a lot of gold for little Puglia.”
“The Pugliesi are inventive even in this way, not limiting themselves to one fixed idea of what art means.”
“It’s quite possible that the symptoms were not those of a spider bite, but of the inhumane living conditions, and the repression of a patriarchal society, that poor peasant women were forced to live through.”
“In fact, every corner looks like it belongs in a spread of ‘The World of Interiors’.”
“In Puglia, our cuisine is not limited to focaccia, burrata, and orecchiette; it’s one that also values ingredients that are often overlooked and considered ‘ancient’ and ‘poor.’”
“But, coinciding with Puglia’s emerging eminence as a region with a rich and varied culinary heritage, its wines too are finally getting a status beyond ‘crowd pleasers’.”
“With over 100 different types of local breads, Puglia takes its carbs seriously, earning the region the nickname of ‘tavoliere‘, or ‘breadbasket’, of Italy.”
“Non abbandonare la tua terra.” “Do not abandon your land.”
“You may not be able to try this delicacy on a raw seafood platter, nor in an elegant pasta, until after 2026, however, as the harvesting of ricci di mare in Puglia has been at the center of a fraught legal drama in recent years.”
