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 The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 9.7 (average on 3 votes)Coordinates : 40.536089,17.434056 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : At Easter are celebrated the "Bubbli bubbli": hooded penitents who do penance by turning prayer for seven of the town's churches. In San Ciro (31 January), the "Foc ' ra ', a gigantic pyre in honor of San Ciro martyr who is prepared and heated in the 167bis area along Via Pier Paolo Pasolini (www.lafocra.it). Throughout the city there are some beautiful murals and graffiti, some are famous reproductions of works by famous street artists (there's playing a Banksy in Via della Repubblica), others that are beautiful creations, both artists famous fantasic locations. Then there are the architectural opportunities, with the many beautiful churches and the beautiful main square. Do not forget also the old town with ' nchiosce where at the discretion of the local authority you can hold the event "Orecchiette in ' nchiosce ' (www.orecchiettenellenchiosce.com). Beautiful ceramics district, a typical local product, where you can admire the master potters. Near the town there is the Garrison with the Fante quarries, a Gorge very profound and beautiful with settlements and rooms (also used in the distant past as a place of worship) dug into the bare rock. All around in the countryside, many olive groves characteristic of land with many monumental trees, pugliese.Recommended equipment : Fixed lights may be useful for Bubbli bubbli, specifically. For the murals wide angles can be a great choice. With focal lengths suitable for street and urban are still best placed to the place.Best months : Easter, San Ciro. Even the Christmas lights are very nice, though not comparable to other places of course.How to get there : By train are very few changes, is not a very straightforward. By airplane landing in Bari or Brindisi, and then we need the car for Grottaglie.In car directly from the Tyrrhenian coast and the North: A1 to Naples, then if you want to go all in highway A14, A16 and moving from Bari and then Taranto (thence indi- NI for Grottaglie); If you want to cut, you take the exit E45 "Sai" E847 Basentana, turning towards Taranto at the end of the Metaponto.In bus Flixbus at the fork, Basentana Baltur and Madden that connects many Italian places with Grottaglie, some with direct travel more with many stops and a trip of several hours. La faster perhaps Madden also from Siena direct passing comes straight in Grottaglie with one or two stops up/down techniques and passengers between (Benevento latest).Visits : The Museum of ceramics and some attractions in the old town are charged. Notes : | | Nearby:   San Marzano di San Giuseppe 11 km
 Oasi Palude La Vela 12 km
 Francavilla Fontana 13 km
 Ceglie Messapica 14 km
 Taranto 18 km
 Oria 18 km
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