“A poor land that has faced tourism late in the day… and doing it in an exemplary way.”
“But when do we get there? Once you reach the downhill.”
“Puglia is something more than a postcard, it is a state of mind, a state of vita lenta.”
“Our pilgrimage to the home of taralli, orecchiette, year-round citrus and beyond was close at hand.”
Shops del mio cuore in the ceramic district of Grottaglie.
“My grandma enthusiastically accepted to show you how to prepare them at home, also revealing some tricks of the trade. Let’s start?”
“It offered a window into life in the far south of the country.”
For centuries Italy has been called the Garden of Europe by virtue of the beauty of its landscapes dotted with residences, castles and gardens, the result of a harmonious interaction between man and nature. Gardens, emblems of this heritage, are the expression of an inseparable relationship between architecture and environment and a distinctive feature of […]
“We will discover in a few months what will be the fate of us “south workers” and of the areas we are repopulating.”
“It’s no secret that the heel of Italy is home to one of the loveliest regions in the country.”
“Seeing wasn’t enough. I wanted him to feel. Feel that overwhelming sense of inspiration that took over the moment we stepped foot into Puglia”
“All its components, from the outside to the heart blend and balance perfectly. Describing it in words is difficult, trust me when I say you have to try it.”
The birthplace of Renaissance architecture and home to Palladialism, the movement that led to Neoclassical buildings dotted across the globe, Italy’s rich architectural portfolio is as essential to its landscape as its verdant olive groves and vineyards. Ranging from Norman castles and Baroque palazzos to charming farmhouse masserias and tiny hobbit-home-like trulli houses in Puglia, […]
“The fate of our trip was sealed the moment we decided to try and see it all”
