It is called the "town of pottery", and in is located in the region of Apulia, in the south of Italy. Some people get the chance to discover Grottaglie while travelling to Salento, which is one of the most beautiful touristic spot Italy has, but this beautiful little city definitely has the potential to become a holiday destination per se.  ...

The Old Cathedral (or Duomo di San Corrado, as it is called in Italian) in Molfetta, Bari, is one of Apulia's magnificent cathedrals.   The April 1949 issue of Touring Club Italiano's glorious "Vie d'Italia" included a moving, poetic description of such beautiful churches, "some anchored to rock spurs like great ships looking out to the inte...

by Claudia Baroncelli   If you are planning to pop the question to your sweetheart, but don't know how to do it and (above all) where to do it, you should know that Italy has plenty of romantic places to act as the perfect setting for your proposal. Here are Swide's suggestions.   Perhaps secondo only to your wedding day and the arriv...

  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   One of the most ancient events in Italy recurs every year on May 7. A colossal historical reenactment with hundreds of actors, extras and historical groups, winds through the center of the city of Bari, the Capital of Puglia, ending at the majestic Papal Basilica of Sai...

When: Thursday, February 7, 2013 — 7:30 p.m. Where: Johnny D's — 17 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville MA [map] Italy's leading ensemble on the world music circuit, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, opens 2013 with a series of North American shows. Hailing from the Puglia region, the seven piece band and dancer are the number one exponents in a...

Have you ever wanted to tour the Southern Italian countryside while learning how to cook from a Food Network star?   "Iron Chef" judge and Michelin-rated restaurateur Donatella Arpaia, of New York's Prova and Kefi restaurants, has announced that she will be leading two gastronomic tours in Puglia this June with culinary travel specialists So...

Nell'ambito delle iniziative per ricordare il 45° anniversario del beato transito al Cielo di Padre Pio, la Puglia Center of America ha organizzato per le ore 19 di lunedì 16 Settembre 2013, presso la Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e Santo Stefano di Brooklyn, una solenne Celebrazione Eucaristica presieduta dal frate cappuccino Fr. Carlo Laborde, Segretari...

by Marc Torrence   People who regularly drink coffee could be less at risk for the early stages of Alzheimer's and dementia, a new study recently found. Researchers at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy studied 1,445 people 65-84 years old over an average of three and a half years.   They were looking for signs of mild cog...

By Lino Patruno Did you know that the fastest superlight plane in the world was created at Monopoli among Puglia's most beautiful olive trees? And did you know that it is built by two Apulian lads of little more than thirty years of age?   And did you know that they started just with regional funding of 25thousand euros and their heads full...

Obituary from Campbell Funeral Home. Filomena (Gesualdi) Zelano, 89, beloved wife of the late Luigi Zelano, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beverly Hospital.   Born in Panni Foggia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Maria (Calitri) Gesualdi. She was raised in Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1960, settling in Beverl...