PUGLIA- ITALIAN REGION

BY: DOUGLAS FABIAN

-Puglia was originally colonized by the Greeks-soon after it was colonized by the Romans

SOON AFTER THAT…Southern Puglia was occupied by Norman Roberto il Guiscardo who later became duke of Puglia in 1059.

SOON AFTER THAT…Evils of bad government eventually took place and was improved inthe 18th century where communication building roads, ports, socialand land reforms were made.

THE HISTORY OF PUGLIA HAD AN EFFECT ON THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

• STRASCINATI • CICATELLI

Strascinati is a type of “orecchiete”Pasta topped with a sauce of rocket,Potatoes, and fennel.

Cicatelli is a penne pasta mixed withFresh tomatoes, olive oil and hardRicotta cheese, grated.

Troccoli

A type of spaghetti to be eatenWith a tomato and mushroom sauce

Festival Della Valle D’Itria-First took place in Puglia 1975-Watch plays that have new andrarely heard pieces of classicalmodern music

La Processione Dei Misteri--Takes place on the Thursday of easterWeek-Three different ritual processions from The late 16th century -Down a street with a cross accompaniedThe sound of the characteristic ‘troccolo’

-Puglia has the biggest Italian producers of tomatoes, salad, carrots, OLIVES,Eggplants, artichokes, almonds, and citrus fruit-Puglia is also known for having the best beaches and tourism attractions

Five provinces- Foggia, Bari, Taranto, Brindisi, and LeccePresident- Nichi VendolaArea- 19, 366 kmPopulation- 4,071,518Superfice- kmq 19347

l'oliva sceglie nel puglia

La bandiera di Puglia…

-The official Puglia language since 1861 is Italian

Northern Puglia- northern PuglieseSouthern Puglia- Sicilian dialectIsolated Areas- a hybrid language dating back to the 9th century called Griko

La mappe di Puglia- Italiano Regione

Truili, in Puglia is usually refered to as a fairytale and if you were walking around, the houses would look like they were just pulled out of Hansel and Gretl and placed in the heal of Italy (Puglia).

However, if you’ve seen the Harry Potter films you would recognizeHagrid’s house looking like this…

La casa di HagridIn Puglia

Another name for Puglia is Apulia