Cisternino

Sunday 02/11/2014 - Lecce to Cisternino journey.

Garden shop along the road.

Manduria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manduria

Holy Trinity church, as other almost the whole, awaiting restauration.

The guidebook also described this church as extremely peaceful,

prone to meditation.  I do confirm.

Messapian Walls archeological park.

Access to Pliny's Well, the 'Fonte di Plenium", a natural cave accessing
an underground river (somewhat similar to the Mexican cenotes).

Rock cut tombs of the necropolis.

One amongst the 2000 tombs.

Megalithic fortifications.  Protecting against Greek invasion.
Two concentric walls, one 5m thick, the other 2m thick

San Pietro chapel, 11th century
(It is said that Saint Peter visited Manduria in the year 44 AD).

The crypte with 18th century frescoes.

Celeste Verdure chapel.
http://www.verginedelleucaristia.net/info/revealed-wisdom-living-god-vol-1.html

Via Padre Pio, the sign for "Madonnena...

The olive tree where it is said that Maria appeared to Debora Marasco (1992)
(formaly rejected by the church authorities).

The sorrowfull path.

One must walk barefoot or kneeling.  I prefered barefoot...

Oria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oria 

Number 15.

Ostuni.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostuni

Cisternino.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisternino 

In this town, you make your choice of meat with the butcher,

and then they roast it to your taste in the adjacent restaurant.

Another butcher-restaurant combination.

Taking a spritz.

My trulli-hotel room (dry stone roof).  Trulli are typical for the Brindisi region.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trullo

 Dinner, second plate.

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