ITALIA TOUR

CARNIVAL OF PUTIGNANO

The carnival of Putignano is one of the oldest in Europe (621esima edition) and is certainly the most beautiful and colorful of Puglia. Only 40 km from Bari, Putignano offers visitors unforgettable days.

You return to the origins of the festival in 1394 with the overthrow of social roles, the breaking of the rules, the agricultural rites, it is said that the farmers to celebrate the return of the remains of St. Stephen, spontaneously began singing and dancing and masked, today l 'entire population renews the tradition.

Every year the carnival has a different theme, this year's "The Seven Deadly Sins".
To characterize this carnival over 4 parades of floats (January 31, Sunday 8:15 and Shrove Tuesday) there are:
theater of the Theatre Company Activities 90 and Ass. Theatre Behind the Quintea;
craft shows tailoring carnival;
laboratory of cardboard;
film festivals;
days of study with the IV International Conference of Studies-Bari Putignano; gastronomic events;
the angle of the books;
music in the square 5 and 12 open-air disco.

drafting