The history of stricaturu – From laundry to furnishings Before describing the stricaturu, let’s go back, returning to the courtyard houses, which always housed a well (from which water was extracted) and a wash house, called pila. For washing and […]
A new ancient ligth – The Luminarie The lights represent an essential aspect of Salento. This land is known for its many natural beauties (the sea, the beaches, etc.) and cultural (the baroque, the pizzica, the festivals, etc.) and the […]
The scent of ancient crops – Art of panari Lu panaru (or panaro) represents the symbolic object of rush processing in the lower Salento. In fact, in addition to ceramics, rush processing has always been a characterizing element of Salento. […]
The ancient underground oil production – The fisculum The fisculum is a sort of disc of vegetable fibre, once used to separate the oil from the pomace. In essence it is as if it were a round and flat basket, […]
