- FEBRUARY 2018 -
Puglia
Art
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST Luigi Presicce The dashing shaman
by Antonella Marino When very young, he moved from Salento to Milan to give his artistic talent a better chance.He started with painting and ended up doing video, sculpture and installations, winning prestigious awards.
The area he came from plays an important role in the creation of his works January 2016
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST Sarah Ciracì Coherent contradictions
by Antonella Marino The artist, born in Grottaglie (Taranto), has for some time been playing a significant role on the national and international art scene.Her works present disturbing sci-fi overtones that raise questions and make us think October 2015
“From Rubens to Cades” Paintings by the great masters of the 1600s and 1700s in Cavallino
by Francesca Pastore In the Gallery of the Palazzo Ducale dei Castromediano a precious exhibition of paintings, curated by Francesco Petrucci, with works from museums, public institutions and private collections, representing the period’s best portrait artists February 2015
Santa Croce Where the Baroque becomes a heady whirl of form and space
by Domenico Tangaro The basilica that is the symbol of Lecce Baroque has inspired jottings and drawings by the architect from Bari December 2014
Lecce The queen of Baroque
by Pietro Marino In the majestic facades of the churches, a jubilation of flowers, fruits, cherubs, and animals are sculpted into the tender local stone.From the amphitheater to the Sedile, churches and large noble houses: bearing witness to various centuries, concentrated between St. Oronzo square and the nearby old town center June 2011
Otranto The mosaic of secrets
by Pietro Marino About a thousand years old, the precious pavement in Otranto cathedral has symbols, animals and words whose meaning has never been deciphered. From Dan Brown’s to Eco’s novels, a challenge that still fascinates scholars. April 2011Underwater
Piccioli’s photos – taken in Salento – triumph at the Underwater Photography World Championship
Giuseppe Piccioli Resta, who has been working with Bridge Puglia USA since the magazine’s first edition, has, in the last few months, won some of the most important international competitions in underwater photography with his extraordinary images.“I’m amazed – he says – but these prizes are a recognition of a boundless passion for diving and for our sea” December 2013
I met an angel
by Giuseppe Piccioli A never-forgotten premonitory dream and the extraordinary encounter with a ribbonfish on the part of our underwater photography expert, in the waters off Santa Maria al Bagno July 2013
Gallipoli “A thousand and one nights” in the shallows of the Ponente
by Giuseppe Piccioli From the childhood fantasies about “Mizar”, his grandfather’s mythical boat, to his plunges into a fantasy world June 2011
Varano The lake of gentle jellyfish
by Ferdinando Boero The unforgettable experience of swimming with the Aurelia aurita, a harmless jellyfish species populating a tiny Apulian coastal lake April 2011
Santa Maria al Bagno My soul place
by Giuseppe Piccioli Above and below the sea: the magic of a place in a diver’s tale April 2011Places
Capràrica di Lecce The atmosphere of Salento as it once was
The old center with its court-yard houses, the Baronial mansion, the picturesque route through the Serra and the Kalos Archeodrome are among the attractions of this charming little town in the Salentine hinterland September 2017
Salento Between the Ionian and the Adriatic
In Emilio Nicolì’s photo feature the charm of the Salento coastline is exalted by unusual frames shot at different times of the day. Coastal watchtowers and harbors, a turquoise sea and an intensely blue sky or the magic of lights lit, at nightfall, of little towns overlooking the calm sea on a summer’s evening June 2017
Around Bari Visions of breathtaking little towns
A photographic report by Nicola Amato on the towns in the Bari area. Conversano, Giovinazzo, Locorotondo, Molfetta, Monopoli, Polignano a Mare and Bari lighthouse in the twilight. A series of evocative images that capture unusual perspectives on some of the most beautiful towns in Puglia May 2017
Marvelous Salento A journey through color
In a photographic report by Emilio Nicolì, the explosive beauty of the colors of Salento captured in different seasons and times, never repetitive and always magical.From the firey red of Otranto’s spectacular bauxite quarry to the whiteness of a rare snow-covered landscape, from the white spray of the stormy Adriatic to a rosy-pink sunset over the Ionian. And then the golden stone of buildings like those in piazza Duomo, in Lecce, the brooding blue of a stormy sky over the rocks of Sant’Andrea through to an inky night in which Santa Maria di Leuca glitters like a cascade of diamonds… January 2017
Basilica of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria Galatina’s incomparable treasure
by Pietro Marino An authentic jewel of Franciscan Gothic, filled with an extraordinary series of frescos of sacred and profane subjects, it has gained for its host city the well-deserved name of “Assisi of Salento” September 2016
Giovinazzo A castle on the sea
by Lino Patruno The charm of a town steeped in history, overlooking the sea.The harmony of the old center, the 12th century Cathedral, the Palazzo Ducale, the Benedictine monastery and other fascinating witnesses of history just a few miles north of Bari July 2016
Sensational Salento The sea
Set between the Ionian and Adriatic seas, the Salento peninsula offers a great range of breathtaking scenery. Local photographer Emilio Nicolì captures it with a loving gaze, focusing on details from constantly new angles.Views, coastal towers, a boat anchored in the port, a lighthouse at sunset and above all the endless colors of the magical sea July 2016
Amongst the roses of Villa Larocca Journey into beauty in Bari
by Vittorio Marzi As well as being a green space for the city and hosting a cultural center where prestigious organizations have their headquarters, the complex owned by the University of Bari has over 350 varieties of roses to admire.In May and June, the peak flowering period, guided visits are available May 2016
Parco delle Cave, in Lecce
by Ettore Bambi Thanks to the local WWF branch, a volunteer group of professionals and the owners’ cooperation, Lecce’s “urban forest” has been cleaned up, reclaimed and given back to the city.The Park, which offers an unexpected cultural and naturalistic experience, can be visited by groups, with a booking January 2016