A town in the hills between Bari and the Itria valley, home to the oldest carnival in Europe, first celebrated in 1394.
Each winter its streets fill with allegorical papier-mache floats and weeks of festivity.
What to eat, and drink
The year in Putignano
The rituals, races, and processions the city still keeps.
More of Puglia
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