Bitonto is situated in Puglia in the south of Italy. This city is about 12 kms from the sea. • Geographic locati
Jan 13, 2015
Bitonto is situated in Puglia in the south of Italy.This city is about 12 kms from the sea.
• Geographic location
Teenagers’ daily routine
In the morning we wake up at 7.00, and we have breakfast. Our breakfast usually consists of a cup of cappuccino with a croissant and a glass of fruit juice.But there are some who prefer to soak biscuits for breakfast in a glass of warm milk with chocolate or with coffee, an alternative is to drink only coffee. After breakfast we wash and dress ourselves. Then we go to school on foot or by car.
• School dayOur school day starts at 8.10 and ends at 13.10 without a break. Our school includes chemical and biological sector, where the principal subjects are chemistry and biology, we also study subjects such as Italian, mathematics and English. Our school is equipped by computer, chemistry and biology laboratories where we have a lot of lessons during the week.
When the school day ends we go home for lunch. Usually lunch in Puglia is composed of a first course, usually consisting of pasta (with sauce, vegetables, etc.), a second course of meat (beef, mutton, pork and chicken), cooked in a pan, broiled or grilled, served with salad or fries or baked, and the second course can also be replaced by fish with vegetables. At the end of the lunch we eat fruit and for the sweet tooth dessert cannot be missed.
• Lunch
After lunch we do our homework, study for the lessons of the next day and then we carry out our favourite activities.Some people prefer staying with friends at the café, surfing the Internet, playing computer games and doing sports. One of the boys' favorite sport is soccer, or training at the gym, the girls practice dance, volleyball and aerobics.Our afternoon activity ends at about 6.30 pm when we return home to wash ourselves and prepare for the evening.
• In the afternoon …
Some people prefer spending the evening at home watching a movie, other people prefer going out with friends. The latter spend the evening talking and walking. Late in the evening you can go to a pizzeria or a fast food restaurant to get a hot dog, a slice of pizza, a fried or baked panzerotto and obviously you cannot miss fries.Around midnight we return home to sleep ... ...
• In the evening …
• Together on Saturday night
On Saturday evening after supper, we go to the
theater, cinema, shopping center, pubs, games
rooms and for the lovers of the
nightlife there are nightclubs where you
can dance and have fun until the next day.
… specialties from Puglia …
Puglia cuisine is mainly characterized by the prominence given to the raw material, both land and sea, and the fact that all the ingredients aim at exalting and not at altering the basic flavors of the products used.During the milder seasons, preference is given to vegetables and fish, while in the other seasons beans, homemade pasta served with various sauces, alone or with vegetables or fish prevail.
The typical courses of our region:"Orecchiette with horse meat sauce“……
• Typical courses
……"orecchiette with turnip greens", the "mashed fava beans with chicory," "Cavatelli with mussels "or baked rice from Bari also called potatoes, rice and mussels
Another typical product of our city is olive oil.It is an excellent product for flavoring. Extract from olives that are picked by hand it has a low acidity. Important in the Mediterranean diet, it is used in different ways and in all courses.That’s why, BITONTO IS THE OIL CITY.
….other delicious typical foodsof our country are:• focaccia;• pizza; • freshly baked hot bread;• taralli;• toasted bread with tomatoes
(bruschetta);• various foods in oil (mushrooms, artichokes, tomatoes, eggplants and peppers)
A deep religiosity is present in many folk events: Processions, celebrations of patron saints, festivals are accompanied by lights and band concerts: Puglia boasts an ancient tradition in the field of musical bands.
• Folklore
What can you visit in
our region??
In our territory there are many natural areas, churches and museums to visit. In the north of Puglia, there is the Gargano. It’s an imposing promontory situated on the sea coast. The interior area is covered by dense vegetation and is sparsely populated……
……you can visit the caves of Castellana,
a complex of underground
caverns of carsic origin, it
is a big abyss, its depth is 60 meters. The white cave and
the cave dome of Milan, so called for the particular shape of the
stalagmites are of particular interest.
……or you can visit the Trulli of Alberobello, those stone buildings of prehistoric origins. The trullo was a typical farm construction, where the worker who cultivated the land, could have a bed to sleep and keep the tools of the field.
At the border between Puglia and
Basilicata, you can find the Stones
of Matera. The Stones are the
heart of the historic city, which
is an urban settlement derived fro
m various forms of
development which have occurred with the passing of
time.
The del monte castle: built in the territory of Andria, in the first half of the eleventh century by Frederick II of Svevia. The building has an octagonal plan and every angle is an octagonal tower. The interior space is divided into twofloors consisting of 8 rooms per floor.
The last thing to visit is our sea.Our sea is one of the most beautiful in Italy. We have both sandy and rocky coasts. The sea of Puglia is one of the favorite destinations for travelers from northern Italy and also from other nations: Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Austria etc.
L'infinito
Sempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colle,E questa siepe, che da tanta parteDe l'ultimo orizzonte il guardo esclude.Ma sedendo e mirando, interminatoSpazio di là da quella, e sovrumaniSilenzi, e profondissima quieteIo nel pensier mi fingo, ove per pocoIl cor non si spaura. E come il ventoOdo stormir tra queste piante, io quelloInfinito silenzio a questa voceVo comparando: e mi sovvien l'eterno,E le morte stagioni, e la presenteE viva, e 'l suon di lei. Così tra questaInfinità s'annega il pensier mio:E 'l naufragar m'è dolce in questo mare.
The Infinite
These solitary hills have always beendear to me.Seated here, this sweet hedge, which blocksthe distant horizonopening inner silences and interminable distances.I plunge in thought to where myheart, frightened, pulls back.Like the wind which I hear tossing thetrembling plants which surround me,a voice from the inner depths ofspirit shakes the certitudes of thought.Eternity breaks through time, pastand present intermingle in her image.In the inner shadows I losemyself, and the drowning in thesea-depths is a pleasure for me.
Italian Version English Version
The poet imagines
the infinite space, in front
of which his soul is afraid.
He thinks about the infinity
of time and his existence seems
to him nothing.
The hedge is the boundary
between what can
be perceived by the senses and
what cannot be perceived.
Critical notes
…… Or you can visit the churches. In central and northern Puglia, the Romanesque style dominated. The most representative buildings are the Abbey of Saint Nicola in Bari, dedicated to the patron; the cathedral of Bitonto, dedicated to Saint Maria Assunta and Saint Valentine, considered the most complete expression of the Romanesque; the cathedral of Trani, unique for its location on the sea. Then you go to the south of Puglia characterized by the Baroque style, as the Abbey of Santa Croce and Piazza Duomo in Lecce.
• Churches
Romanesque Style
Baroque style
Another important church is San Giovanni Rotondo, projected by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano after this invention has received a lot of criticism because of the style used which is more adapted to a stadium than to a church, disappointing those who wanted a more classical structure.
There
are pilgrimages, procession
s, rituals typical of rural
culture.
The feast of St. Nicholas“ is
well known: 7 to 10 May
every year in Bari there are
torch - light
processions, waving of
flags, processions to the
sea.
Tarantella is a typical Puglia dance.
The best example is Pizzica practice since the twentieth centuryYou dance in couple, not necessarily made up of individuals of the same sex, danced especially in private family occasions.
Puglia a land of ancient traditions, still preserves beautiful costumes in almost every corner of its territory. There are costumes that can be admired, especially during the holidays in honor of the saint patron, festivals always recall crowds in pilgrimages.
Puglia Costumes
In Putignano (Bari), the carnival is celebrated: it is a manifestation of ancient origin consisting of parades of common people who recite verses in dialect, dances of masked - maidens, parades of allegorical floats and "masks“ produced by papier-mâché.
Putignano Carnival
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