The long 2014 summer is just started and the beautiful places and towns of Salento sub region of Puglia can be visited in cinemas around the world: Walking on Sunshine is a new British musical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini. The film features covers of hit songs from the 1980s and was released on 27 June […]
As if the landscape, wine, food, architecture and history of Puglia weren’t enough, the heel of Italy’s boot rests almost at the centre of ancient civilisation. A base in Puglia from SIS Property and Tourism opens a whole new world of exploring – encompassing the history and culture of the entire Mediterranean. Italy, with its historic and […]
Extract of the article written by Lee Marshall. The Salento peninsula in southern Puglia is the Cornwall or the Galicia of Italy: a seagirt place of ancient and insular cultural traditions, not all of them diluted into tourist attractions. In some Salento villages they still speak Griko, a Greek dialect that may be the only […]
After Moscow, St. Petersburg and London, Hong Kong is the next city to host SIFF BEST OF THE FEST, a selection of the best films from the Salento International Film Festival 2012. A Film Festival devoted to the international independent cinema that has become well known for the quality of its content and the attention […]
March is just gone and what we really liked of this month is seeing Santa Maria al Bagno on the cover of Geo Saison, important travel magazine, which every month gives to the Germans ideas and opinions about travels and worldwide destinations. “Italien, die romantik des suden” – Italy, the romance of the south – […]
Joanna Booth falls in love with Puglia, the region in the heel of Italy’s boot… SEE: BEACHES AND VILLAGES Puglia is a long, thin region, stretching right up the back of the heel of Italy’s boot. To make the most of it, Sardatur recommends hiring a car, as public transport isn’t particularly extensive. The […]
Following Zurich, London, New York and Hong Kong, Moscow and Saint Petersburg are the next world capitals to recognize the cultural and artistic value of the Salento International Film Festival. A Film Festival devoted to the international independent cinema and that has become well known for the quality of its content and the attention to contemporary cultural […]
The Zeitgeist is the spirit of the age or spirit of the time, as described on Wikipedia, it is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought which typifies and influences the culture of a period. Google every year tries to reveal the Zeitgeist of the world from its most searched topics. The site’s description briefly says: “2012 was a […]
The 10th Annual of the Salento Internationa Film Festival (SIFF) a eight-days film festival showcasing the independent films from around the world, are now accepting film submission for the festival taking place September 7-14, 2013 in Tricase in the heart of Salento, Southern Italy. Filmmakers worldwide are encouraged to submit their project for consideration to […]
Puglia: Lecce, the head town of the province, the place where the next G8 will take place.May 25 (Reuters) – The global economic crisis is not over but the pace of decline has slowed and some positive signs are emerging in the United States and China, G8 sources told Reuters.The sources, who are preparing the […]