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8 January 202230 April 2025

The stonemason's portal in Ostuni

The stonemason's portal in Ostuni.
The famous White City of Ostuni also serves some splendid sculpted portals.
One of these, the guide told us, is the one that according to legend was the portal of the workshop of a stonemason who, for marketing purposes as we would say today (or for pride) wanted to have the most beautiful work in the city.
Now there is no longer the workshop but a restaurant.

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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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The stonemason’s portal in Ostuni – Das Steinmetzportal in Ostuni – Le portail du tailleur de pierre à Ostuni – El portal dello escalpellino a Ostuni – O portal do bisturi para Ostuni – Cổng của thợ đá ở Ostuni – Il portale dello scalpellino 在奥斯图尼 – イルポルタレデッロスカルペリーノアオストゥーニ

21 July 202130 April 2025

Entrance from the San Demetrio gate in Ostuni

Ingresso da Porta San Demetrio ad Ostuni

Entrance from Porta San Demetrio in Ostuni.
One of the entrances to the historic center of the White City of Ostuni.
From here begins the road that, in a spiral, leads to the top of the hill on which the famous Apulian town is built.

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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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The entrance from the San Demetrio gate in Ostuni in Puglia – L’entrée de la porte San Demetrio à Ostuni dans les Pouilles – La entrada desde la puerta de San Demetrio en Ostuni en Puglia – A entrada do portão de San Demetrio em Ostuni em Puglia – Der Eingang vom Tor San Demetrio in Ostuni in Apulien – Lối vào từ cổng San Demetrio ở Ostuni ở Puglia – 普利亚大区奥斯图尼圣德米特里奥门的入口 – プーリア州オストゥーニのサン・デメトリオ門からの入り口

1 June 202130 April 2025

A small alley in Ostuni

An alley in Ostuni.
One of the characteristic alleys of the town of Ostuni, the White City in Puglia.
Narrow streets, stairs, house doors, shutters: all this is the spectacle that thousands of tourists see when visiting this splendid village that has nothing to envy of other white towns like Mykonos or Ibiza.
It's been a while since I took this image but I like to always keep a few nice ones to publish in "lean" times.

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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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A small alley in Ostuni – Une petite ruelle à Ostuni – Un pequeño callejón en Ostuni – Um pequeno beco em Ostuni – Eine kleine Gasse in Ostuni – Một con hẻm nhỏ ở Ostuni

25 April 202130 April 2025

The Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria in Ostuni

La Concattedrale di Santa Maria ad Ostuni

The Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria in Ostuni.
The beautiful Gothic Co-Cathedral of Ostuni, in Puglia, with its façade (in the first photo) and frescoed ceiling (in the second).
Some time ago now I was in this town in the province of Brindisi; a wonderful city, famous for its houses and streets painted with whitewash (hence the name White City).

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The co-cathedral of Ostuni, located at the top of the highest hill in the city and dedicated to Santa Maria dell’Assunzione, was begun in 1435 and completed between 1470 and 1495.
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The Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria in Ostuni – La co-cathédrale de Santa Maria à Ostuni – La Concatedral de Santa María en Ostuni – A Co-Catedral de Santa Maria em Ostuni – Die Konkathedrale Santa Maria in Ostuni – Nhà thờ đồng thời Santa Maria ở Ostuni

11 April 20213 January 2025

A glimpse of Ostuni, the White City

A glimpse of Ostuni, the White City.
If I hadn't written in the title where we are, perhaps you wouldn't have been able to tell me in which village I took this photo, because on the site there are many other images of white streets in Greek or Spanish cities (in particular Mykonos and Ibiza).
Well, to tell the truth in Italy there aren't many famous for their whitewashed walls and streets, and perhaps you would have immediately understood that it is a glimpse of Ostuni, the white city in Puglia, near Brindisi.

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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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A glimpse of Ostuni, the White city – Un aperçu d’Ostuni, la Ville Blanche – Un vistazo a Ostuni, la Ciudad Blanca – Um vislumbre de Ostuni, a Cidade Branca – Ein Blick auf Ostuni, die weiße Stadt – Một cái nhìn về Ostuni, thành phố Trắng

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 202130 April 2025

Through the streets of Ostuni in Puglia

Through the streets of Ostuni in Puglia.
The white of the lime used as color on the walls contrasts spectacularly with the blue of the details of this glimpse of the Apulian city.
It seems like you are seeing a Greek street (to tell the truth we are not that far away), don't you think?

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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

17 November 202024 November 2024

The Column of Saint Oronzo in Ostuni

The Column of Sant’Oronzo in Ostuni.
In Piazza della Libertà, in the center of the town of Ostuni, stands this 18th century column dedicated to Sant’Oronzo who seems to have protected the town from an epidemic of plague.
Then there are other Saints such as San Biagio, Sant’Agostino, Santa Irene and San Giorgio Armeno.

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Sant’Oronzo also hid in a cave in Ostuni, in the place where the church and its Sanctuary were later built. The celebrations take place in the White City on 25, 26 and 27 August with the renowned Cavalcata di Sant’Oronzo, a procession in which members of the clergy and the municipal administration parade, followed by horses and riders, with red fabrics rich in embroidery and sequins
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The Column of Saint Oronzo in Ostuni – La colonne de Sant’Oronzo à Ostuni – La Columna de Sant’Oronzo en Ostuni – A Coluna de Sant’Oronzo em Ostuni – Die Säule von Sant’Oronzo in Ostuni – Cột Sant’Oronzo ở Ostuni

17 October 202030 April 2025

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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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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