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En la costa portuguesa se alzan frente al inmenso Atlántico los últimos soldados de una época ya olvidada. Estos gigantes, hermanos de aquellos que luchaban con Don Quijote, son una de las estrellas del litoral luso, siempre tan desconocido para muchos. Son los molinos de Apúlia, en Esposende, un área de enorme belleza paisajística enclavados en el Parque Natural del Litoral Norte y en el trazado por la costa del Camino de Santiago.
On the portuguese coast, facing the vast Atlantic, stand the last soldiers of a bygone era. These giants, brothers of those who fought with Don Quixote, are one of the stars of the Portuguese coastline, always so unknown to many. They are the mills of Apúlia windmills, in Esposende, an area of immense scenic beauty nested within the Northern Coast Natural Park and along the coastal route of the Camino de Santiago.
Apulia Mills - The mills of Apulia are strategically located to make the most of the wind and were formerly used to grind cereals, especially corn.
Ostuni is one of the most stunning cities in southern Italy famous for the dazzling effect of its whitewashed houses. It is a genuine and charming example of Mediterranean architecture.
The city of Ostuni is a series of levels, staircases, small roads, alleys, arches. Hints of the Middle Ages are at hand in every corner, in every view to the sea, in the portal of a palace, in the walls of a convent or the front of a church.
The brightness of its whitewashed houses, set against the pink-tinged brown of its principal monument, makes the town stand out in the green of the surrounding area.
Is this happy combination of the natural and the manmade that has made Ostuni one of the most attractive cities in the region and an essential part of any tour of Italy.
NYSW #3634 leads CL-1 downhill at Apulia Station on their way to Syracuse with a big train from Cortland.
The old town, perched on a limestone island, is connected to the new part of the town, on the mainland, by an arched bridge built in the 1900s. Another bridge to the port has recently been added. The walls, bastions, and towers, which originally defended the town from invaders, today protect it from rough seas, while also preserving the charm of days gone by.
Before exploring the narrow paved streets of the historic centre, from where you can catch an occasional glimpse of the sea, stop off at the authentic fish market, held in what used to be the moat of the imposing castle, to vie with the locals for the best of the day's catch. The Angevin fortress, almost completely surrounded by the sea, was recently restored and is now accessible from the old town. Here you can immerse yourself in the history, as you wander through fortified towers, tunnels, corridors, and majestic halls.
Complesso abitativo composto da masseria, trulli, e cappella
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Rural dwelling composed of a farmhouse, chapel, and trulli
Valle d'Itria - Puglia, southern Italy
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Voigtländer 40mm f/2 SL-II
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Fishermen's harbour. Monopoli. Puglia (Apulia), Italia.
PhEST - international photography festival. Portraits of fishermen by Piero Martinello.
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Ostuni is one of the most beautiful and famous towns in Apulia. Its unique historic town, called "Città Bianca" (white town) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture
In the summertime Ostuni is a popular destination for tourists from all over the world. The population rises from about 30,000 inhabitants in wintertime to about 100,000.
Ostuni is the fifth city in Italy for the percentage of British people residents. People from North Europe, in particular Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and Germany went in Ostuni searching for good weather and good food. This particular phenomenon is called "salentoshire" and characterizes this area of Apulia since 2010.
Twenty cylinders of EMD power lead the CLX south through Apulia, NY on a warm fall day along with 3 other EMD products in the railroads sharp yellow and black paint.
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'There's a light that you don't see
You're the light that shines on me
We got everything we need
To make this work'
Douwe Bob
The principal tourist activity in Alberobello is wandering around looking at trulli. There are also a handful of small museums and plenty of opportunities for buying kitsch souvenirs and tasting local products.
The centre of Alberobello is mostly composed of typical small-town Italian streets and buildings, with a few trulli interspersed among the buildings in a surreal fashion. Some older back streets are lined chiefly with residential trulli. The most picturesque parts of Alberobello, though, and the strangest, are the two areas composed almost entirely of trulli; over a thousand of them. Here the little white pointy-topped dwellings are clustered together like a hobbit town.
The most touristy part of Alberobello is Rione Monti, a district on a slope facing the modern town centre. It consists of several narrow lanes sloping upwards, with others winding along the hillside, and is extremely picturesque both from afar and close up. Walking around is enjoyable, but be prepared for constant welcomes from the local vendors sitting outside their trulli shops and bars. You'll find colourful terracotta whistles (a local Puglia thing); some simple local ceramics; trullo snowstorms; sliding pens; and everything possible shaped like a trullo, from moneyboxes, to silver jewellery. Many buildings contain tiny 'bars' where you can sample local wines, which are also sold in the tourist shops along with biscuits and pasta. Although the area is obviously one big tourist trap, the prices aren't extortionate: there's too much competition. The owners will try to entice you in with all sorts of claims and promises: the oldest trullo, a trullo with a well, an inhabited trullo, a panoramic terrace, free wine and liqueur tasting. Especially if you don't have the chance to stay in a trullo, accept the low-key sales pitches and enter to have a look around. You will be able to see some interiors, and the panoramic terraces do have good views. Heading up Via Monte Michele beyond the commerce, the explorer reaches Alberobello's twentieth-century trullo church, the Chiesa di Sant'Antonio.
Trullo roof, Alberobello
The second trulli district is called Aia Piccola. This is very different to Rione Monti and is less visited by tourists. It is still a residential area, with quiet lanes lined with little inhabited trulli
The city of Turenum appears for the first time in the Tabula Peutingeriana, a 13th-century copy of an ancient Roman itinerary. The name, also spelled Tirenum, was that of the Greek hero Diomedes. The city was later occupied by the Lombards and the Byzantines. First certain news of an urban settlement in Trani, however, trace back only to the 9th century.
The most flourishing age of Trani was the 11th century, when it became an episcopal see in place of Canosa, destroyed by the Saracens. Its port, well placed for the Crusades, then developed greatly, becoming the most important on the Adriatic Sea. In the year 1063 Trani issued the Ordinamenta et consuetudo maris, which is "the oldest surviving maritime law code of the Latin West". There was also Jewish community in Trani, which was under the protection of the king until it was given to the Archbishop Samarus during the reign of Henry VI at the end of the 12th century. In that period many great families from the main Italian Maritime Republics (Amalfi, Pisa, Genova and Venice) established themselves in Trani. Trani, in turn, maintained a consul in Venice from 12th century. The presence of other consulates in many northern Europe centres, even in England and Netherlands, shows Trani's trading and political importance in the Middle Ages. Emperor Frederick II built a massive castle in Trani. Under his rule, in the early 13th century, the city reached its highest point of wealth and prosperity.