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Ostuni, Puglia, Italy, January 2016 754

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.

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Uploaded on March 11, 2016
Taken on December 31, 2015