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Festivals in Locorotondo

• Locus Festival

Since 2005 in Locorotondo, the Locus festival is known as one of the most avant-garde and popular music festivals in Italy with live music, dj set and visual arts.

Locus Festival performance

Locus Festival have programmed artists before they reached global popularity (Aloe Blacc, Fat Freddy’s Drop...) as well as many italian pop artists as Calcutta, Mahmood, Nina Zilli, Mannarino ….

• Locus' logo

The Locus festival logo represents the city of Locorotondo itself. In the center of the eye, in fact, are the walls of the village. Walls that were built on a circular plan and for its round historical centre, derives its name, meaning "Round place". It was in fact built on a circular plan with narrow concentric streets lined with white terraced houses.

THE PLACES OF LOCUS FESTIVAL

1. Main stage piazza for the big free live acts – Piazza Aldo Moro, Locorotondo BA
2. Mavù Masseria  for the great events in the country – Contrada Mavugliola, 222, Locorotondo B
3. Stadio Comunale  for the great events in town – viale Olimpia, Locorotondo BA
4. Largo Mazzini  for Locus Focus talk and conferences – Largo Mazzini, Locorotondo BA
5. Lido Lullabay for Locusbay events on the beach – c.da Pilone, Ostuni BR

• Locus Festival Winter Edition

An established and beloved brand of good summer music in Puglia, the Locus festival, in 2012/2013 presented for the first time its "Winter" version, from December 27, 2012 to January 5, 2013. This is because good music never dies and also because the magic of Locorotondo and Valle d'Itria in winter is all to be experienced and discovered. The mood changes and the spaces change, in a more intimate but no less evocative and welcoming dimension. The events, all with free admission, are distributed in different locations in the traditional historic center of Locorotondo, among typical restaurants and bars, old churches and public spaces, with the streets decorated for the festivities and Christmas markets.

• Ghironda Summer Festival

The event born in Martina Franca with the Summer Festival, over the years has invaded the entirety of Puglia. The Ghironda, every year, creates the meeting of different civilizations through sounds and many artistic expressions with international guests. The summer nights are magical, with concerts and performances of dance, acting and figure theatre, handicrafts and Apulian street food in the beautiful villages of the Valle d'Itria. The vital energy of the Festival continues even in the cold season with the Ghironda Winter Festival, full of surprises and important names.

Taste Apulian delicacies

• The sparkling white wine of Locorotondo is famous in Italy. The village preserves a centuries-old viticultural vocation that has privileged the production of excellent white wines. Wine lovers cannot but taste the Bianco Locorotondo Doc white wine, Antico Locorotondo or Faraone Verdeca produced by local wineries and extending over the hills of the Murgia. This wine is characterized by its straw yellow color, fruity aroma and fresh and delicate taste. During the summer months, the winery that now manages the vineyard on the Lungomare hill organizes a tasting of its wines directly between the rows of vineyards, enjoying a breathtaking view.

• The typical dishes not to be missed in Valle d'Itria are:

1. A CIALLÉDDE : It is a poor, nutritious, light and fresh dish. In a large bowl there is cold water, and crushed tomatoes, a stalk of chopped celery, oregano, salt and bread (optional are pepper or chilli and garlic).
2. CICERI E TRIA : Perhaps it is one of the oldest dishes in Salento, with fried pasta and chickpeas.
3. GNUMERÈDDE SUFFUCHÈTE : It is prepared with tripe, and adult lamb entrails that are wrapped. Inside there are some parsley leaves.
4. ORECCHIETTE ALLE CIME DI RAPA E MOLLICA : are a must of the Apulian tradition. It consists of pasta (named "orecchietta"), broccoli rabe, garlic, oil, anchovy, laurel and fried bread mollica. The most common and lighter version includes only broccoli rabe and garlic.
5. PUREA DI FAVE BIANCHE CON CICORIA SELVATICA : It's a tasty, simple, healthy dish. Of rural origin, this dish used the products of the Salento countryside such as broad beans and chicory that grew wild. It represents the discovery but also the union between the bitter taste of chicory and the sweetness of broad beans.

Orecchiette with cime di rapa