DAY 57 LECCE-OSTUNI-BARI

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July 12th 2023
Final day in the beautiful Pulgia region. Today was driving slowly to Bari via the white city of Ostuni, La Citta Bianca, with its whitewashed walls. It was sighted when we were still far from it as the old town is built on top of a hill and is still fortified by its ancient walls. From high above, for as far as you can see, the plain below is a sea of olive trees. The region is a producer o ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more