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Market Ostuni. In the heart of the historic center

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Market Ostuni Market Ostuni. Are you looking for a market in the historic center of Ostuni? You can find it in vico Francesco Capriglia 4 in the press i of the church of the Star. Inside, what you need. From food products such as brioches, snacks and much more to soft drinks such as wine, water, coke, orange soda and much more. The shop allows all those staying in the historic center of Ostuni to have a market complete with everything, from food to personal hygiene products, without having to...
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The masserie of Ostuni and their origins

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The masserie of Ostuni and their origins The masserie in Puglia, and in particular in the Ostuni area, known as the land of the masserie. Strolling through the countryside, one cannot notice the buildings that make up the masserie, with large fenced-in areas, surrounded by cultivated land and shaded by large centuries-old oaks. However, in the past, the term 'masseria' did not always correspond to the current term, which indicates a rustic building, but to a group of rustic landed estates, l...
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The cult of Saint Oronzo Ostuni

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The cult of Saint Oronzo and the devotion of the people of Ostuni Saint Oronzo in Ostuni. In the history of any civilised people, a town, be it large or small, celebrates its most important personage for his or her merits, whether a saint, a leader, a politician, a poet or a writer. In Ostuni's main square, the most significant Baroque monument stands out: the spire, column or obelisk in honour of the patron saint, Oronzo, which acts as a traffic island for those heading towards the Borgo Me...
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The town walls and their history

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The town walls The imposing and well-preserved town walls, remodelled over the centuries, are the same ones that have protected Ostuni since the Middle Ages, when our ancestors had to face the assaults of external enemies. The first wall, whose huge blocks can be seen towards the Rosara district and in the area adjacent to the vegetable gardens, was built at the time of the Messapi, who left indelible traces of their civilisation and culture in the upper and lower Salento. The second wa...
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The Spire of Saint Oronzo in square of the libertà

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The Spire of Saint Oronzo Local people, spared from cholera and the recurrent epidemics of the 17th century, wanted to entrust their fellow citizen Giuseppe Greco, architect and sculptor, with the creation of the spire of the patron saint. Like many other architects and sculptors from Salento, he took as his model the statue still standing in Piazza del Gesù in Naples. The 'spire', or 'column' as it has always been called by the local people, has an architectural structure in the shape of a ...
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The sanctuary of San Biagio

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San Biagio and his small church The small church of San Biagio, about four kilometres from Ostuni, is the town's oldest sanctuary and one of the best representations of a rock settlement. Predominantly Romanesque in style, the church, with its single masonry nave, has no architectural elements of great interest.  There is a natural grotto on the right-hand side, which communicates with the nave through two round arches, while a small bell gable stands on the left-hand wall. The interior is ...
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Santa Maria della Nova Ostuni

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Santa Maria della Nova and its sanctuary The sanctuary church of Santa Maria della Nova is appropriately considered the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Ostuni.  The small church of Santa Maria della Nova dates back to the 16th century in front of a much older Basilian crypt and still has a simple façade, on which a single, precious ogive portal opens, refined by the small rose window decorated with the image of Jesus. It is the last example of a Gothic structure in Ostuni modelle...
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The church of San Francesco in Ostuni

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San Francesco d’Assisi’s church and its casket The church of San Francesco di Assisi in Ostuni is located in Piazza della Libertà and, seen from afar, it looks like a continuation of the building housing the town hall. This church, built by Padri Minori conventuali in 1304 in the Colombro garden on a land donated by Filippo, Prince of Taranto, was later given to the Arciconfraternita dell’Immacolata Concezione, which still runs it today. The church's late 19th-century façade is the work of t...
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San Giacomo di Compostela Ostuni

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San Giacomo di Compostela, one of the most beautiful churches in Ostuni  The church of San Giacomo di Compostela was built by the Caballero family, noblemen from Brindisi who had fled their town, in the early 15th century. In 1423 it was Pietro Caballero himself who commissioned several artists to build the Church of San Giacomo di Compostela, destined to become the most important monument in the old quarter after the cathedral, despite its small size but with many valuable architectural e...
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The Cathedral of Ostuni

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Cattedrale Ostuni
The Cathedral of Ostuni: a great beauty The Cathedral of Ostuni is an enchanting place that should not be missed. Because of its rather 'special' location, Ostuni is a town that can be seen from a great distance, even if you are far away and have a lot of walking to do. Among the various details that cannot escape your attention, as well as your sight, are the 'illuminated cross' on a small rise and the grandiose Cathedral, which, to tell the truth, we discover a little at a time when we ven...
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