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6 March 20213 January 2025

Through the white streets of Ostuni

Through the white streets of Ostuni.
Walking through the streets of the historic center of Ostuni, the famous White City, every corner seems like a painting.
It will be the whitewash of the walls, it will be the narrow alleys, it will be the curved streets.
A spectacle for today's tourists, a need for the inhabitants of the past.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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The most peculiar feature of the historic center, which so fascinated tourists, was the whitewashing of the houses up to the roofs. The use, attested since the Middle Ages, derives, in addition to the easy availability of lime as a raw material, from the need to ensure the narrow streets and narrow spaces of medieval layout greater brightness, given by both direct and reflected light.
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Through the white streets of the town of Ostuni in Puglia – À travers les rues blanches de la ville d’Ostuni dans les Pouilles – Por las calles blancas de la ciudad de Ostuni en Puglia – Pelas ruas brancas da cidade de Ostuni na Puglia – Durch die weißen Straßen der Stadt Ostuni in Apulien – Qua những con đường trắng xóa của thị trấn Ostuni ở Puglia – 穿过普利亚大区奥斯图尼镇的白色街道 – プーリア州オストゥーニの町の白い通りを抜けて

18 February 202127 August 2022

Per le vie di Ostuni in Puglia

Per le vie di Ostuni in Puglia.
Il bianco della calce utilizzata come colore sulle pareti contrasta in maniera spettacolare con il blu dei particolare di questo scorcio della città pugliese.
Sembra di vedere una via greca (a dire la verità non siamo poi così lontani), non vi sembra?

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

Click here to see all the photos I took in the Apulian town:

The most peculiar feature of the historic center, which so fascinated tourists, was the whitewashing of the houses up to the roofs. The use, attested since the Middle Ages, derives, in addition to the easy availability of lime as a raw material, from the need to ensure the narrow streets and narrow spaces of medieval layout greater brightness, given by both direct and reflected light.
Continue and learn more on Wikipedia

Through the white streets of the town of Ostuni in Puglia – À travers les rues blanches de la ville d’Ostuni dans les Pouilles – Por las calles blancas de la ciudad de Ostuni en Puglia – Pelas ruas brancas da cidade de Ostuni na Puglia – Durch die weißen Straßen der Stadt Ostuni in Apulien – Qua những con đường trắng xóa của thị trấn Ostuni ở Puglia – 穿过普利亚大区奥斯图尼镇的白色街道 – プーリア州オストゥーニの町の白い通りを抜けて

17 October 202011 July 2024

The walls of the white city of Ostuni

The walls of the white city of Ostuni.
This splendid town in Puglia, near Brindisi, was a real discovery.
The whitewash, used to keep the houses safe from mold, has given a unique look to this town.
At times it seems like you are in the streets of Mykonos, Greece.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

Click here to see all the photos I took in the Apulian town:

The walls of Ostuni, rebuilt in the late Middle Ages by the Angevins between 1350 and 1356 using the “sacco” construction technique and subsequently expanded towards the south by the Aragonese between 1487 and 1507, based on projects drawn up by architects who came with Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, were largely demolished in the eighteenth century at the behest of the mayors and decurions of those years, unable to repair the damage suffered by the curtain walls and towers, and ended up largely incorporated into private structures.
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