HERITAGE – TIPICI.news

WHEN IT’S SAINT NICHOLAS EVERY BEAN HAS A BLACK HEAD

A popular Barese way of saying: “A Sanda Nicol, ogni fav la cape gnore” (“When it’s Saint Nicholas every bean has a black head”) because it is in this period beans are harvested and sold to be eaten raw as fresh vegetables.

Leggi di Piú:WHEN IT’S SAINT NICHOLAS EVERY BEAN HAS A BLACK HEAD

THE SHRINE OF SAN MICHELE ARCANGELO: A PLACE OF WORSHIP SINCE THE FIFTH CENTURY

SANTUARIO DI SAN MICHELE ARCANGELO: LUOGO DI CULTO FIN DAL QUINTO SECOLO - THE SHRINE OF SAN MICHELE ARCANGELO: A PLACE OF WORSHIP SINCE THE FIFTH CENTURY

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo has been welcoming pilgrims from all over the world to Monte Sant'Angelo (Foggia, Puglia, Italia) since the 5th century.

Leggi di Piú:THE SHRINE OF SAN MICHELE ARCANGELO: A PLACE OF WORSHIP SINCE THE FIFTH CENTURY

MATERA: A CAPTIVATING TAPESTRY OF BEAUTY AND CONTRADICTION

The Sassi di Matera (Matera, Basilicata, Italy), a unique place all around the world, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city is full of contrasts, a hymn to beauty, an inimitable tangle of caves-houses, sumptuous Baroque buildings, beautiful cave churches. Around the biblical landscapes of the Murgia...

Leggi di Piú:MATERA: A CAPTIVATING TAPESTRY OF BEAUTY AND CONTRADICTION

MARTA – NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF TARANTO

The MArTa is one of the most important archaeological museums in Italy; it tells the story of Taranto and the surrounding area from Prehistory to medieval times.

Leggi di Piú:MARTA – NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF TARANTO

CASTEL DEL MONTE, THE MOST FAMOUS CASTLE BUILT BY FREDERICK II

We are in the territory of Alta Murgia, in Puglia, in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, 18 km far from the city of Andria.

Leggi di Piú:CASTEL DEL MONTE, THE MOST FAMOUS CASTLE BUILT BY FREDERICK II

PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS OF BASILICATA

Protected natural areas of Basilicata cover about 30% of the entire regional territory.

Leggi di Piú:PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS OF BASILICATA

THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE TREMITI ISLANDS

The forest of black coral exists. Its an immense natural heritage which enriches even more the marine protected area of Tremiti Islands.

Leggi di Piú:THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE TREMITI ISLANDS

PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS OF PUGLIA

13.8% of the Apulian regional territory is covered by protected natural areas.

Leggi di Piú:PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS OF PUGLIA

MAN OF ALTAMURA

A network of karst caves and narrow tunnels in the area of Altamura (Bari, Puglia, Italia) keeps an extraordinary archaeological find in its bowels: the Man of Altamura.

Leggi di Piú:MAN OF ALTAMURA