articolo Alba Di Palo (Corriere della Sera, February 18, 2011 - Special to the Puglia Style Bit)
Postcards sent from Puglia - usually - an ever-present subject: the trulli. And Alberobello with its white and conical construction is a bit 'the symbol of the region of Puglia. Along with orecchiette with turnip greens and pinches. But there are places that belong to a virtually unknown Puglia. Where to kidnap the hearing is the sound of leaves blowing in the wind, to imprison the sense of smell is the scent of the foliage of oak trees to delight the eyes are the roofs, all close to each other, dotted with red and white chimneys, surrounded by a still wild and full of magic.
Getting into one of the villages in the province of Foggia crowned the 'Touring Club "with the orange flag - synonymous with quality tourism and the environment - is to donate their senses to places that seem trapped in an unreal dimension fairytale. Why Sant'Agata di Puglia, Pietra, and Alberona Orsara of Puglia, are areas that often escape those who choose Apulia as a destination for their holidays. Because they are not present in the maps of relaxation. Yet, plunge into the narrow streets, alleys where you can smell the scent of the meat sauce prepared in accordance with the tradition, giving samples of a time when the frenzy daily did not exist. Villages are inhabited by an average of two thousand people, mostly elderly people who sit in the morning before the door of the house: women with their hair covered by scarves dark fantasies, knitting wool to make warm socks, men - wearing Gillet and trousers with folds at the ankles - are working wire rods and turn them into baskets. The centers of the district of Monti dauni - around twenty villages - have stories that really know how to enchant all. Even the Saints. Who have preferred to other areas of Puglia. example is St Albert Norman, hermit and patron of Pietramontecorvino . Abbey of Orsara di Puglia found a home for a few years of the thirteenth century the monastic order of warrior Calatrava. There, the men decided to gather in prayer to meet God, because those lands, wild and far from the noise, immersed in silence sung by nature, reconnect with the infinite. Perhaps, the charm of the old trees, the air is fresh and healthy, or to the health food: municipalities in the district of Monti dauni typically have you do not expect . The landscapes are very similar: the wheat fields alternate with forests of oaks that hide the wild boars and foxes. The hawk flies in the sky of majestic Alberona that resounded around the year one thousand, the Calabrian accent. Why were the Calabrian to take refuge in the cavities scoperte dai bizantini. Adesso ciò che resta di quel passato – salsicce piccanti comprese – ha subito una trasformazione che ne esalta la storia. Le grotte sono diventate il palcoscenico per i consueti festival musicali d'estate.
Pietramontecorvino Proprio come succede a Pietramontecorvino che deve il proprio nome alla roccia nel cui ventre trovarono rifugio pellegrini e profughi. E che ancora oggi, il 16 maggio, è meta del pellegrinaggio in onore del protettore del paese: sant'Alberto. «La processione è molto caratteristica: è detta “nel grano” perché fu organizzata per ringraziare sant'Alberto che salvò i campi di grano dalla siccità che colpì la zona nel 1889. Since then, every year, devotees go - praying - the seven km from Santo and indicated that depart from the city center and arrive at the archaeological site of Alberto Montecorvino where he lived, "says the mayor , Rino Lamarucciola . It says, "attended by hundreds of people, some come from Motta and Montecorvino Volturino, devoted to St. Albert and surrounding towns. The parade is preceded by the "Palio", or large tree trunks decorated with colorful scarves that pilgrims shaking her arms. In the midst of the logs is a statue of the saint. " The medieval town of Pietra, the heart of religious worship, also houses the city's most rich history and traditions: Terravecchia area consisting of houses and archaeological findings that continue to give surprises. And after dark the sun tower, which stands in the old neighborhood, and retaining all its glory, listen to the artists participating in the folk festival that enlivens the starry nights in August.
folklore and its notes resound, in summer, even Orsara di Puglia. The town is told through three nuclei are the architectural symbols of devotion village: the Abbey of the Annunziata, the cave of St. Michael and the church of San Pellegrino. Locations where concentrated "strong and constant cosmic energy, which never abandoned our faith," explains Mario Simonelli , sindaco del centro del foggiano che deve a un'orsa il proprio nome. La leggenda narra che una giovane orsa incinta scelse i boschi che circondano l'attuale Orsara, come nido per far nascere i proprio cuccioli. Il paese è da sempre crocevia di gente e suoni. Tanto da diventare sinonimo di jazz, specie in estate quando si susseguono seminari internazionali e incontri in cui si discute di musica e di evoluzione religiosa. E anche di paganesimo. «Credo cattolico e festività pagane in paese sono di casa: basti pensare ai falò e alle zucche che il primo novembre conquistano la piazza principale dedicata a san Michele», evidenzia il sindaco e aggiunge: «Il paese è speciale ed enigmatico». Se da Orsara ci si sposta di few miles, we meet again the strange interweaving of mystery, legend and religion.
Sant'Agata di Puglia is so named in honor of the martyr in Sicily - Santa Agata di Catania - whose relics, it seems, have passed from the village for more than ten centuries ago. Today the town of Foggia has changed, but the devotion to the Martyr is the same. And perhaps their faith has helped the town to win - almost a decade ago - the orange banner of the "Touring Club". "Our country is a destination for niche tourism, even religious," says Vito Nicola Cristiano vice mayor and continues: "There are beautiful landscapes: from the imperial castle can be ammirare il golfo di Manfredonia, la città di Lucera, parte del Vulture melfese e alcuni comuni della provincia di Avellino». Addentrarsi tra le stradine di sant'Agata significa non solo perdersi tra i ricordi del passato (il castello e il largo san Michele testimoniano il passaggio normanno) e gli odori del “susuniello” (frolla fritta e arricchita di miele, nocciole, mandorle e noci tritate), ma anche tuffarsi nella tecnologia dell'energia alternativa. «Usiamo la forza del vento, che qui soffia sempre forte, per illuminare le case e per far muovere l'economia», chiarisce Cristiano e puntualizza: «I nostri impianti producono 140 megawatt di energia eolica a pieno regime». La Puglia, misteriosa e poco conosciuta, is this too.
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