PROGETTO COMENIUS 2008/2009 – 2009/2010 Past,Present,Future 17° C.D. POGGIOFRANCO Via G. Tauro Bari

My country CIAO We are italian. The capital city is Rome, famous for Colosseo and San Pietro basilica. The italian flag is green, white, red. We speak italian… My country is Italy

Apulia forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. It’s situated in the southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic sea in the east, the Ionian sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Taranto in the south. Apulia is famous for olive oil, red strong wine, almonds and a lot of very good food!

Apulia has got five provinces: LECCE FOGGIA TARANTO BRINDISI BARI

The Province of Bari has got an area of 5,138 km² and a lot of people! There are very nice places to visit: Polignano a mare, a town built on the rock. Castellana Grotte, the town famous for the fantastic caves. Alberobello, In the heart of Itria Valley, the Unesco well-known town of ”trulli”. The unique Castel del monte, built in a perfect octogonal shape. Ostuni is called "the white city" because of the whitewashed houses of the Old Quarter.

View of Bari and the sea at sunset

The old town rises on a small, hard limy hill which reaches down to the Adriatic Sea. The most important monuments are: “Sedile palace” Saint Nicholas basilica A votive niche The Cathedral The “shame” column Svevo Castle

Bari and its modern buildings Ateneo St. Nicholas stadium The main stationPetruzzelli theatre Seafront The new town was laid out according to a rectangular grid street plan. Snow in Bari!

In Corso Vittorio Emanuele you can see the statue of Niccolò Piccinni, the famous musician and compositor. He was born in Bari in His father was a musician, his grandfather was a famous compositor. He studied in different towns and he was very famous for his “Opera buffa”

Special Food from Puglia Fried calzone with mozzarella cheese and tomato inside “Cavatelli” with tomato sauce Rice, potatoes and mussels Pasta and cauliflower Focaccia…you can eat it all day long, also for breakfast!| A typical pasta: orecchiette with special vegetables called “rape” and tomate sauce Biscuits with almonds and sugar, special after dinner with sweet white wine. Mussels: with very much pepper!